Cue the bike-bashing in D.C.

[7rider]

I don't understand what triggered this. What is their evidence that the relationship between drivers and cyclists has reached a "fever pitch"?

Typical TOP hyperbole. Probably nothing. Slow news day for Adam Tuss. He probably saw the 15th St Contra-flow bike lane and thought "What can I do to stir the pot?"

Regardless, this statement is a problem, because it fails to acknowlege situations where the lane is not wide enough for a car and a cyclist to be side-by-side without endangering the cyclist:

"And try to give the car enough space to pass, which means staying to the right as far as is practical for you."

More distressing that the quote allegedly came from Bicycling Magazine...argueably someone "on our side." I take small consolation in realizing that there's probably a whole lot more left UNsaid by Mooney than was selectively added to TOP's article.

I'm beginning to realize the TOP is good for Doppler radar, traffic cameras, and that's about it.