And when they do kill a cyclist, there's rarely even a traffic ticket, let alone a criminal prosecution. An experienced cyclist was rear-ended in broad daylight not four miles from my house. According to the authorities, it was his own fault.

So the other drivers are reinforced in their idea that cyclists don't belong on the road and that they can buzz us, cut us off and even kill us with impunity.

That's what I mean by cyclist-unfriendly.