I get more irritated when cyclist behave badly then when people in cars do. I've been commuting by bike for years, and have just learned to expect the worst from motorists--I'm now more pleasantly surprised when they're nice.

Cyclists behaving badly bothers me because whenever we have a bad bicyle-car run in (and there have been a few very bad ones around here lately), there are numerous letters to the editor from motorists suggesting cyclists stay off the road. These writers always have some incident to point out--a cyclist zipped through a stop sign,were on the sidewalk, cut across traffic, etc. I just feel cyclists who are discourteous or break the rules just give these people ammunition.