“Cars don’t give me enough space,” he went on. “Although West Rosedale has three lanes and drivers have plenty of space, they’ll honk and yell at you. They’re just frustrated that I am in their way.” Many North Texas motorists are unaware that cyclists have the same right to the road as they have, said Sgt. Mike Cagle of the Fort Worth Police Bike Patrol Unit, who often cycles to work from North Richland Hills.

“I agree it’s dangerous to ride a bike on the street. Many people are not courteous and don’t want to move over,” said Cagle, who pedals from home in plainclothes and therefore is treated differently than when he is on patrol. “I’ve had a big mirror on a pickup truck brush my shoulder. Then another pickup driver threw a can of green beans toward my head and missed me by three inches. It could have killed me.

“People are in such a hurry, but vehicles have to yield whether they like it or not. There needs to be some severe education.”

By law, motorists must provide a safe distance when overtaking a bicycle, but the law is hard to enforce.

Just in case you want to read the whole story see the link below
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/714529.html

Geoffrey
I am not sure what interview you are talking about but here is the commuter forum that I use and have gotten great advice from equipment to route selection to how to clean up at work with out a shower.
http://www.dorba.org/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=20&sid=235ba69c0e0eb46f5edfe4cd2e7b2ef2
I hope this is what you where looking for

His family started a blog:

http://www.getwellsoonpaul.blogspot.com/

Take a good hard look at that blog. It really drives the point home about how real these issues are.

I stop at stop signs, and lights the same as I do when I drive my car, I signal when on my bike, and I meet and actually exceed the night light requirements. What else am I missing.

This is about the accident. (The video was air on wfaa so nothing to make you ill) He is very lucky that his accident was not as bad as it could have been
http://www.wfaa.com/video/?z=y&nvid=162862

This is about his return to commuting
http://www.wfaa.com/video/?z=y&nvid=173968

Please pay attention to the faces in the second video. Some of those people who are posting here are also in that video. Remember those faces and think about them when you see a cyclist riding down the road. I am in the video I am the big guy with the the black jersey and white helmet on but there are others who are posting here that are also in the video.

Gbzz explained it most succinctly yet “A cop” still missed it. The gist is that “cyclists must hug the curb UNLESS there’s a hazard OR the lane is [this] narrow” where [this] is defined in (4)A-B.

Most surprising to me is how blindly people will generalize each other. Saying “all cyclists blow stop signs” is like saying “all motorists drive SUVs”. Think about it.

Motorists roll and/or blow stop signs ALL THE TIME. Go sit at a 4-way stop and watch for a while. In my opinion, the reason this doesn’t provoke more outrage is that so many motorists feel entitled to do it. Yet it’s just as illegal either way.

By the way, I do stop at every stop sign. And I wouldn’t be surprised if, at least half the time, the motorist behind me is cursing how long they are being forced to wait, for both the stop and my limited acceleration. (My car is slow, my bicycle slower.) More often than not, there is a second EMPTY lane they could’ve used to reduce their wait, but apparently decisions that would reduce such delays are beyond them. Better to shift blame! Let’s go rant on the internet!

Go reread the top of this page. Bicyclists are People Too. We are all people. Some do stupid things sometimes. A few do stupid things all the time. For example, a few people do stupid/illegal things with guns (i.e. criminals). Does that mean everyone with a gun is stupid and/or a criminal? Would those of you advocating the “get ‘em off the streets” approach to cyclists apply the same argument to guns?

Are you going to have a totalitarian they-must-be-stopped freakout, or are you willing to consider the possibility that compromise may be required?

Never mind that we have spouses, kids, work, pay taxes, vote, etc. It sounds like in the grand scheme of things our lives just aren’t worth as much as those of people behind the wheel.