I have read the remarks and I can see how you would think some people “hate” cyclists.
I’m just saying even if there is something approaching “hatred,” it’s not based on a deathwish or “lack of concern” for cyclists.
For some it’s quite the opposite: it’s based on cyclists doing dumb and arrogant stuff that makes it likely somebody in a motor vehicle, doing everything right, nevertheless might seriously hurt someone, including the cyclist.
So, you see “hatred” (founded on what, do you think?) and I see anger that cyclists unnecessarily put themselves and motorists in the position to harm someone.
Even if people “hate” cyclists, as is your thesis, do you believe that they developed that emotion for no reason? That it’s just a blind bigotry?
That’s not the case. You may disagree with the reasons people reach their conclusions, but I don’t think that gives you ground to label those conclusions as unfounded hatred. That’s all I’m saying.
As I told someone else, I see far more stupidity by drivers than bicyclists. However, a lot of posters seem to pick out cyclists for special ire. A lot of the anti cyclist posters obviously have no time for cyclists, even ones like myself who try not to do anything stupid.
How would you like to be on a bike, minding your own business, riding legally and have someone drive by, just missing you, and it being quite obvious they did it on purpose?
I do the same thing to a car on my bicycle and the driver is just going to laugh at me.
Those same people who have no problem buzzing an unprotected cyclist would think twice about doing the same to another motor vehicle.
Again, I stand by my statement. Apparently, you’re not a rider. Spend a few years riding and get back to me about how courteous drives are to cyclists. Yes, a lot of drivers are, but there are just enough jerks to make it a little scary at times.
Some of the drives that would scare me obviously post on FR.