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I TRY not to think about it. Hard when you wound up your professional life working for a firm that specialized in injured cyclists. My sig other rides, but is very careful and prudent. I'm more of a guy that will leave for 50 without my flasher if I have a reasonably visible jersey on. She accepts it, despite the fact that a month after I moved in I trashed a motorcycle and spent 3 months in rehab, the first not moving much of anything.
The distracted driver thing does freak me. Have seen it in action. But what's much worse is usually the stuff you can control if you're on your game. The two worst accidents I've seen were both cyclists riding from west to east at 8pm and hammering. Both got left turned by responsible drivers that couldn't see them. They got avoidable helicopter rides, due to a lack of situational awareness.
Cycling has always been a "selfish" endeavor, particularly this aspect.
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