As a cyclist, I understand how you feel. You cast us as the liberals cast conservatives; we’re in the way of you doing things your way. So you make up stories based on what you think others think.
Such thinking is the core of liberalism.
A cyclist has never slowed me down for more than a few seconds. It’s such a loss of my important time. end sarcasm.
How should the car in this picture pass a bicyclist? Google's camera conveniently captured the distance to the double yellow line. Note that this road goes through an über-liberal city of Los Altos Hills, CA - and it is at its widest here. The dividing line is double yellow all the way (for a good reason,) no dashed lines anywhere. Such marking can be crossed only to turn left or to make a U-turn. If an SUV is a poor measure, look at this FedEx truck on the same road. There isn't enough space even for a scrawny deer to stand.
I personally have no problem with bicyclists when they are safe and far away from traffic. The problem occurs only when they use narrow public roads as a personal gym. Roads are not a good place for exercise; roads are a pretty dangerous workplace. IMO, bicycles make far more sense on trails. They are legal on many roads, but it doesn't make them a good idea there.
Have no problem with bikes if they ride single file. Have big problem with those that don’t. I used to live in the hills with narrow winding roads and limited sight distances... It really does anger me when I come across slow cyclist riding 3 or 4 wide on a winding mountain road. Not that they slow me down, I just do not want to kill someone, even if they are being stupid.
The majority of cyclists are not a problem, but sometimes one will give cyclists a bad name. We had to drive slowly behind one on a one lane road in the Smoky Mountains (Cades Cove) for about 15 minutes. He backed up a long line of cars and during that time would not pull over to let anyone pass. Cyclists are given their own separate time on this road (no cars allowed for several hours two days a week). The rest of the time bikes and cars share the road.