Another cage driver kills a biker. This was a seriously messed-up situation.

The biker, Gregory Clyde Shannon, of Placerville, California, was minding his own business, when along comes a suspected drunk driver in a pickup truck, and hits him head-on. Hit him hard enough to knock the driver's side front wheel off the truck.

The truck driver leaves the scene, still driving the truck sans front wheel. Sparks flying.

Adding insult to injury, it appears that the truck driver continued on for 7 miles - starting numerous brush fires and totally destroying three homes in the process.

Be careful out there, people. You may not realize it but you need to act as if the cages are out to get you, because all it takes is a momentary loss of attention, or some alcohol-induced swerve, a few feet over the centerline, and BAM! You're another statistic. It's a one-sided battle.

Please, please, learn proper defensive riding techniques. Yes, have fun, but if you must take risks, take measured risks and stay away from the centerline. Give yourself as much of a buffer as you can when sharing the road with the cages.

-Birdman