[djeikyb]

I've been commuting via bicycle for seven years now. The majority of my experience has been positive. But I can think of five instances off the top of my head where my life was nearly forfeit to dangerous car drivers. Two of these instances I was harassed (profanities + shouting that bicycles don't belong on the road), driven off the road, and expected to be run over. Fwiw, I live in a mid-size city in central CA.

[mattdeboard]

I'm always surprised at the unmitigated hostility at cyclists on the road. Like, nasty aggressive swerving, cussing, etc., all kinds of driving that makes the car driver a far greater liability than the cyclist.

[jrockway]

I think people do this to other cars, also. Lots of people die in car/car accidents, after all.

[mattdeboard]

Well there's this notion that bikes absolutely do not deserve to share the road whatsoever that's surprising to me.