More importantly, what can be done about it. The Mobile, Alabama metro area is one of the worst. My guess is you don't hear about a car hitting a cycle unless there's a death. Hit and run is standard, and the public doesn't seem to mind:
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1103019463147650.xml
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1103019463147650.xml