http://vimeo.com/4664164

I saw this video posted on the commuting board of another forum and was just Is this really how people commute or ride their bikes in the city? I do not ride in a city, only on suburban/rural roads so I don't have any experience with city biking (and, from the looks of this, I don't want any).

I don't think this guy is really behaving like someone who is obeying the rules of the road here. But I betcha he expects to be treated like a car, right? Do people really consider riding up the street between stopped cars and parked cars (or between stopped cars and the median where there isn't room for a car, but is room for a bike) to be following the rules of the road? Around here, if a motorcyclist did this, he'd get ticketed. It's dangerous and illegal. So why is it ok for a bicyclist to do it? And riding on the double yellow lines the way this guy does? WTF?

Please tell me this isn't the norm. Please?