I agree with you, Spokes. It mostly comes down to the fact that many people are selfish and rude. My left turn story is this: I was in a left turn lane, waiting for the light. A car came up behind me, honking their horn, because they wanted to turn left also. He then pulled up on my right and told me that when the light changed, I better stay out of his way because he was turning left and if I got in the way, he'd run me down. I told him to go ahead so I could get his license number as he went by me so I could report him. Needless to say, he had a few choice words for me. I called my local police department and they said they couldn't do anything about it because they didn't witness it. Thanks a bunch. The police don't seem to be all that enthusiastic about treating cyclists like vehicles either. Frankly, I would like them to also start ticketing the bikers that run through stop signs and such, because we lose credibility in our claim of equal rights when motorists see those behaviours from bikers.