Last night I rode to my sister's house to drop something off and to pick up something else. I am so tired of the nasty car drivers, that I mainly stick to the bike paths. But, I decided it wasn't that far, so I would try it. The good news is, I was only harassed by one car, packed full of members of the lower strata of society. So on the one hand, it was a mostly successful road ride, but I still arrived home having confirmed once again that the bike paths are for me.

My other complaint, along these same lines, is the lack of effort on the part of state and local government and law enforcement, cycling clubs and the like to educate drivers about dealing with bicycles on the streets. I honestly don't think most drivers have any idea that bicycles have the same rights to the road as a car. There needs to be more public awareness effort, at least by the local cycling clubs, to educate as many drivers as they can. I know, I know, there are lots of creeps that get satisfaction from harassing bike riders, and this would all be lost on them. But I think there are a lot of people that cut us off or crowd us because they just don't know any better.