A thought provoking piece on the impact of someone's death through an accident. I think about this sometimes; how would the wife and kids be if I was killed? Commuting to work (in the UK) on a bicycle every day I get plenty of reminders just how realistic this possibility is with the small minority of drivers who don't see me, don't care about me or are just deliberately aggressive. Maybe if they realised the impact someone's death has, they'd be a bit more careful. Reading Kostas' comment maybe those drivers wouldn't be more careful. Maybe they'd just think it was an unavoidable 'accident' if they hit me while they were on the phone, or were over the speed limit, or simply not looking where they we're going (all of which have happened to me in the past, luckily without serious injury so far). Bottom line - people need to take responsibility for the consequences of their actions.