Quote Originally Posted by Cassandra_Cain
I have strong reason to think the other 90% who don't yell, still think you don't belong on the road and would rather see you riding on the sidewalk.
Absolutely. And that's where I think education needs to come in. There are communities where cyclists are more "normal" and the average driver grows more accustomed to seeing cyclists, I'd think. Where I live, they're very rare. But I have to believe there are going to be more, and somebody has to start looking seriously at how to educate everybody.

While it's true that most people may feel like cyclists shouldn't be on the road, that they create hazards, etc. -- we can't just view people with that attitude as the enemy. The roads will only get more dangerous. If we're going to survive on the roads and increase our numbers, it's partly by convincing more people to join us, and partly by educating those who don't.

I think this comes in the way of public safety commercials, webpages, etc. It seems like some communities might already have such things?

Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
Right now I am reading "The Art of Urban Cycling", and it is a valuable read even if you don't ride in the city. I got my copy used and cheap on Amazon. The book goes on the premise that we should bike with the default assumption that any given car driver is going to do the wrong thing.
I agree with that, too.

Education is needed on both sides. I think that's the book I was told to get but it's out of print. I'll go the used book route, too. Thanks!