No, it was the “usually with somewhere important to be” that was the key. People always think that they have somewhere important to be. That is why people trapped on a highway in an accident think it is OK to drive down the shoulder, because they “know” that THEY have somewhere “important” to be, and that they are much more important than all the other drivers who are patiently waiting on the actual highway.
If you have somewhere important to be, you should leave early enough that you will not be late if you get held up 30 seconds by a biker. Wanting to ban bikes from the road because you are too “important” to have to leave extra time for your trip is what is being referred to as “selfish”.
It would also be selfish for a bike to ride in the middle of a road in a way that kept you from passing. But most bikers won’t do that because then they will get run over.
“It would also be selfish for a bike to ride in the middle of a road in a way that kept you from passing. But most bikers won’t do that because then they will get run over.”
I wonder. Why do bikers always run stop signs if they are afraid of getting hit?