You should also wear a fireproof coverall, who know

That’s a classic carbrain bias shortcut. The driver think: there is no car, I can go, instead of: there is no {bike, motorbike, child, rock, car, anything } so I can go.

I guess the temperature down there is +100 °F

There is a cycle path all along, does that mean that bicycles are not allowed to use it or that they have to take it instead of the road?