Noticed this too, there is some rational annoyance with 'impeding traffic' (perceived or actual) or breaking rules but the impact there is so small that it does

Noticed this too, there is some rational annoyance with 'impeding traffic' (perceived or actual) or breaking rules but the impact there is so small that it doesn't explain the negative response. I've had people literally threaten to kill me for making them make a minimal adjustment to drive around me? My theories about this: * A cyclist forces the driver to go out of 'auto pilot' and actively think about driving for a few seconds, which annoys people disproportionately * Cyclists represent a sort of 'others' that we project all kinds of negative feelings on. * Cycling for transportation in North America is only recently taken seriously and this can be used to blame them for any kind of new societal changes that are perceived negatively (liberalism, inflation, political correctness, higher taxes).