[dools]

Let's imagine a country road with a windy uphill bit, such as one where you might get stuck behind a cyclist going uphill.

The speed limit is 80km/h, but through the windy bit, you can only average 60km/h.

Let's assume the rest of the time you average 80km/h.

Say the windy bit is 2km, and the rest of the journey is 38km.

This trip would normally take you 30 minutes and 30 seconds:

    ((38/80)+(2/60))*60 = 30.5

Now let's assume you get stuck behind a cyclist going uphill at an average of 10km/h during the 2km windy bit:

    ((38/80)+(2/10))*60 = 40.5

So your trip time increases by 10 minutes.

Now compare that to a typical peak hour traffic delay.

Why are people willing to endanger the lives of cyclists for what is a very mild, occassional traffic delay?