[stouset]

It’s an outgroup thing.

It’s “normal” to be held up by traffic. It’s novel being delayed by a cyclist. Plus you’re doing something important and their leisure is getting my way!

When a cyclist does something unexpected, it’s extremely dangerous; pay no mind that they’re the one in 95% of the danger. When a fellow driver speeds, rolls through a stop sign, or fails to yield it’s lost in a sea of normalized deviance. No matter that car accidents are a leading cause of death.

[matsemann]

Yup. I have coworkers driving to work complain to me about some cyclist they met on the way to work. Like, why..? I'm not responsible for that just because I also bike. It's not like I harass every driver I meet at work just because some driver killed a child again in the city.

And all their interactions with stupid drivers? Quickly forgotten a moment later.

[nemo8551]

I’m a mountain biker, I even internally complain about some road cyclists.

The ones who take up far more of the road than necessary, granted because they can, and slow you down prior to traffic lights meaning you hit a red.

But when you hit a red, they swerve onto the pavement, across the junction with the pedestrians and then onwards beyond the red light while I’m still sat at the red. All while not dismounting from their bike.

In the UK, where I live they should stop at the light and not pretend to be a pedestrian. But they’re also entitled to the road, but when they ride in a manner that means I would have to veer well into the oncoming lane to get around them it’s just not worth it. A wee bit if there’s no traffic is fine, but not too much.

[matsemann]

Of course you should use the opposite lane when passing? Hence it shouldn't matter to you where they're placed in the lane, as you should leave ample space when passing anyways and move over.

Isn't it also better for you that the cyclists get a head start, thus you're not stuck behind them in your scenario?

[agumonkey]

Agreed. It's also why I stopped using main streets, I drive on small, abandoned paths as much as possible, and when I get near others (car or pedestrians) I slow down or let everybody do what they want until I can branch out again. Any issue you may have with others will become a senseless shouting contest.