Another dead cyclist...
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I got clipped on my way to school in 7th grade by an SUV. Fucker didn't realize how wide their ass rig was, probably didn't feel a thing either. Trashed the whole front end, I was lucky because I flew into a pretty thick patch of grass and leaves (fall season). Walked the rest of the way to school and called my parents, they were quite glad that I only had a few scrapes and bruises. I did get a new bike though...
It's all country here, lots of windy roads and blind curves (and drivers cutting corners). Police are an hour away and would never bother with a cycling hit-and-run. It's really terrible that this shit happens, but aside from adding a bike lane I don't see how it could be improved. On my driver's test we had a brief section on cyclists, but what it boiled down to was "the road is yours, so pass them ASAP".