A friend of mine was a bike messenger in early 2000s NYC over the summer, and quit before the summer was out because he'd been hit by cars twice. It's such a sh

A friend of mine was a bike messenger in early 2000s NYC over the summer, and quit before the summer was out because he'd been hit by cars twice. It's such a shame as NYC's density, weather ~9mo out of the year, and elevation change all lend themselves to extensive biking.