Quote Originally Posted by telegirl View Post

I can't tell you the number of times that people in my local coffee shop will explain to me why bikes shouldn't be on the road and how much they hate them.

You know, it just blows my mind how so many people hate cyclists on the road and are so agressive towards them. And most of the reasons have to do with them being slower than traffic and "taking up space on the road." But, good grief, don't those descriptions apply to farm equipment and payloaders and street sweepers on the road? But, you never see motorists buzzing them, or screaming out the window to get that d**n tractor back in a field where it belongs, or throwing trash at them. It's always about picking on the little guy. It's all about intimidation and control (or lack thereof) in their sad little lives. <sigh>