FReedom

Yesterday, I rode my bike from home to office for the first time. I'd scoped my route for the past few months, and more than once thought, no can do, due to the traffic and risk of my life. I don't know if New Mexico drivers have any sort of bad rap, outside of their own state -( i think it is actually the entire southwest that drives in this "wild wild west" manner)? There is certainly a horrendous DUI problem, with about every week an article in the paper on a different individual who's just been arrested for his (always seems to be a him) 12th, 15th, or 17th DUI. I mean, DAMN thats fucked.
ANyway, even when presumably sober, these fools pay NO MIND to what's on the road with them, lights, signs, etc. It is fucking scary - AND when they almost hit you, and i bet even when they do - YOU are somehow the asshole as made clear by the looks, middle fingers, etc. It's mind blowing at first and then you change your driving style, I've found.
To get to my oficina , one must brave st. francis drive on bicycle. not cool. However, I discovered there is plenty of sidewalk and parking lots to allow me to never have to be in the street. Now, cyclists are supposed to be in the street, it is protocol and allegedly safer (maybe for pedestrians). Santa Fe tries to be bike friendly but the roads here are so twisty and crazy and poorly taken care except around downtown, that there are still issues with roads and of course drivers.
My bike ride was fine, and fairly quick. It would be damn near ideal if crossing in the crosswal at st. francis didn't take 10 mins. - i kid you not, i sat for at least 8 mins. at this light. insane. On my ride home, some men at the bus stop had to step out of my way as i was cruisin on the s-walk, and they said "woah, you be careful there" as in - " woah bitch, are you crazy, walk or get a car". I thanked them for their concern, and said i would indeed proceed with caution. This leads to my thought of certain things, items that should just be free, for fucks sake.
1. bike helmets
2. healthy, clean drinking water
3. condoms, or some appropriate form of b.c., ie. dental dams, etc.
4. I think bikes should be free to those who want them, but no, that's pushing it, so scratch it, although in a perfect world we should all be biking/ riding horses/ skating to and from
5. education at every level
6. healthcare, of course, that actually treats and prevents disease

now, i know i'm jumping form the small and random to the large and obvious issues, what do you all think?
toilet paper? diapers? housing? books?
I leave you to add to the list.