I had TWO cyclists nearly take me out, today (both in the same group of riders). I used the public MUP for a few miles to avoid a busy and risky stretch of road (the path in this area is generally pretty quiet, though not in great shape for riding a road bike), but I think I would have been safer on the road with the cars.

They were riding 2 across...no problem, but when another cyclist (me) approaches from the opposite direction wouldn't it seem appropriate to go single-file to let the other cyclist pass? So I squeezed past while they refused to give me an inch (and they actually glared at me...WTF?!). Then the next pair in the group was a woman and a guy. The woman looked right at me...the guy was looking at the ground immediately in front of his bike--did not see me (and the woman didn't in any way alert him to my presence). As we got closer I yelled "heads up, heads up, heads up!" He nearly lost control of his bike and crashed with the woman as he darted over to avoid colliding with me.

Flippin' morons. These idiots make the rest of us look bad. They were all on road bikes, so one would assume that they have some knowledge of proper riding etiquette. My dad (not a cyclist) has had it with the touron (tourist moron) cyclists in their area. They ride on the wrong side of the road, weave all over, won't go single-file when they obstruct traffic, run stops, don't watch for cars, and just generally put everyone on the road at risk. THESE "cyclists" are the ones who stand-out to non-cyclists and cause so much ire to be directed towards those of us who are following rules appropriately.