Quote Originally Posted by indigoiis View Post
Where I live, there are a lot of students and messengers who think for some reason because they are young and hip and relatively cute, they can ride against traffic, helmetless, lightless, through stop signs, etc. It bugs me but then I am not sure if it is the crotchety old adult in me or the worry that they are giving all cyclists a bad name.
Where I live, there are a lot of middle-aged, poorly dressed, strikingly unattractive people (mostly men) who think that they can ride against traffic, helmetless, lightless, through stop signs, and on the freeway.

It's got nothing to do with young, hip, or cute. Some people just have no sense, some people have no fear, and when you put those two things together it's really scary for the rest of us.