I gave you an upvote for the first graf, but you're absolutely incorrect in your second 2. > I didn't ask them to get on the road with me, but I'll sure as hel

I gave you an upvote for the first graf, but you're absolutely incorrect in your second 2. > I didn't ask them to get on the road with me, but I'll sure as hell be held responsible for their decision if something happens. Even granting "sure as hell" as hyperbole, you're not even close to correct. Cyclists are held to the same traffic rules as drivers, and they are often found at fault. I do think the unprotected factor is extremely relevant, pushing me to support relaxed traffic rules for cyclists. They are, in fact, not piloting a lethal weapon (as a general rule). But the status quo is overwhelmingly in favor of treating drivers and cyclists equally, if not fairly. > More importantly, as a tax payer, I've helped fund literally dozens of miles of really nice dedicated paved and marked bike only trails, complete with parking and overpasses, tunnels and signals at busy intersections. There is literally no excuse for them to play "Tour de France" on the same road I'm trying to get to work on. Again, I'll grant you the hyperbole of "literally no excuse", where all I would need is a single counterexample. You've obviously never attempted to commute as a cyclist if you think you can get from your house to your work on bike-only paths. The number of counterexamples is orders of magnitude larger than the number of qualifying examples. For you to even come close to believing your statements tells me you live in an idyllic outlier of a community. Sign me up.