A quick read through the comments has been incredibly dis-heartening. The fact that people would value the 5-10 minutes that they're losing on their commute and use that as justification for putting another persons life at risk is almost incomprehensible. I don't know if Alaskans are truly that cold and unfeeling or if they just don't realize how outdated and backwards their opinions are. Try visiting another country. Don't even go that far, just visit another state. It'll quickly become apparent that other people have learned to share the road. So should you.

Bikes have a legal right to the road and that's really the end of it. Follow the law and be respectful/courteous to your fellow human beings. I only sound preachy because this is such a basic thing that you should have learned when you were a child. I'm so sorry that this happened to you Jackie, I hope someone in our community can take a stand against this mentality that is endangering peoples lives needlessly.