While I agree that cyclists should be better behaved, I feel that it may be an (over)reaction to hostility from drivers. There's a saying motorcyclists have: ri

While I agree that cyclists should be better behaved, I feel that it may be an (over)reaction to hostility from drivers. There's a saying motorcyclists have: ride like they (the car drivers) can't see you. I like to extend that for cyclists as "ride like they can see you and they're trying to hit you." The sad truth is that America is bike hostile, and even apart from that, many who shouldn't be driving are still issued drivers licenses (one cyclist was killed by an old lady near where I live, but no one's going to tangle with the AARP, and most people thought she'd have lived had she been in a "safe" car).