These days I mostly drive my car and ride my recumbent stationary bike, but was a bicycle and cycle rider for years, so I understand both sides of the conundrum. I even have some permanent neck and shoulder injuries to show for it.
Sadly, hostility is an emotion so it is folly for either side to believe they can dictate what should reasonably give the other hostile feelings. What you see is what you get!
If we can agree that we have obnoxious "Lycra clad roadies" extremist stirring the pot, can we agree that that the ones in cars stirring the pot are also mostly extremist, making it an issue with the fringe elements actions affecting all of us?
Clearly the bike riders need safe passage and the car drivers need reasonable unimpeded passage for there to not be a conflict.
Instead of passing more laws to ignore, I believe that the best any of us can do is be an example of what we preach, so I treat both car and bike riders with respect and give them as wide a berth as possible!
I can't say either always return the courtesy.
Sadly, hostility is an emotion so it is folly for either side to believe they can dictate what should reasonably give the other hostile feelings. What you see is what you get!
If we can agree that we have obnoxious "Lycra clad roadies" extremist stirring the pot, can we agree that that the ones in cars stirring the pot are also mostly extremist, making it an issue with the fringe elements actions affecting all of us?
Clearly the bike riders need safe passage and the car drivers need reasonable unimpeded passage for there to not be a conflict.
Instead of passing more laws to ignore, I believe that the best any of us can do is be an example of what we preach, so I treat both car and bike riders with respect and give them as wide a berth as possible!
I can't say either always return the courtesy.
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