Two brothers are cycling across America with a message.  Reporter Samantha Suttle brings us their story.

They are more than halfway through their cross-country ride and they say it has been an amazing experience thus far. But it's more than just a long bike ride; it's a ride to open Americans' eyes to the importance of biking and driving safely.

He's a man with a mission.

"To get folks to respect the road more. As motorists, as cyclists, we need to share the roadways," says Pearson Constantino.

This cyclist's life changed just two years ago. The New Yorker was on a morning ride, when he was hit by an SUV. The hit-and-run accident sent him to the hospital for several weeks.

"Suffered severe injuries, broke my left femur, my pelvis, my L2 vertebrae, was unconscious for quite some time. I have lingering memory loss and suffer migraine headaches and vertigo and I'm in constant pain," Pearson says.

A pain his brother Pete says he will never forget. 

"Having that happen to your little brother and seeing the struggles of what he's had to go through, and the anger that I feel and have felt for these years, it's very hard," says Pearson's older brother Pete Constantino.

But less than a year after the accident, Pearson was back on his bicycle.

"I think the accident definitely ensured that I'd be back on the bike and making sure that I'm doing this trip and saving people from these accidents," Pearson says.

Now the two brothers are biking coast-to-coast, by way of Route 20. They started August 12 and will finish up October 1.

"Some of the country we've seen is breathtaking and to see places by the power of your own two legs is really remarkable," says Pearson.

An inspiring, 3,500-mile journey with an important, life-saving message.

"If you're a driver, slow down, give us some room. This is our life, give us a few inches, give us a few more feet and take it easy on us," Pearson says.