I was walking down the hall at work today to give a paper to my fellow cyclist/coworker and heard a guy talking at her about how it is WRONG for cyclists to take up a full lane and how they insist on doing it and of course drivers get angry over this because cyclists are in the WRONG, so of course I interrupted loudly and said, "Actually, according to the law cyclists are able to take up a full lane if the conditions merit it". He cut me off and proceeded to tell me that I could not involve myself in this conversation unless I supported his side of the argument.



So I sent my cyclist friend who had to listen to his silly shpiel a pdf file of the PA Bike Law that clearly states that when possible cyclists should ride on the shoulder or righthand side of a lane except for when safety dictates otherwise, and that bicycles have the same rights to the road as motor vehicles.


She forwarded it to him.

I'm just wondering what is it about some people that just get belligerent when it comes to cyclists. Some people don't like cyclists on the road, but they don't get aggressive about it. Then there are those who act like by being a cyclist on the road you are trying to kill their mother. I don't understand why some people get so riled up about cyclists!