[netule]

I moved here from The Netherlands in 2004, and have now lived in Florida, California, and Mississippi and stayed for prolonged periods in many US cities for my job. I wouldn’t feel safe riding a bicycle anywhere here considering the speed of traffic, the size of the vehicles, and lack of dedicated biking infrastructure. It’s a completely different world when you share the road with angry F150 drivers blasting past you at 80 MPH. No, thank you.

[lokar]

And drivers who themselves would never ride a bike. They see you as a nuisance.

[shifto]

We Dutch just hate both. If I'm on bike I hate all car drivers. If I'm in car I hate all bicycle drivers.

[julianlam]

That is a cute sentiment, because I imagine it pales in comparison to the loathing these groups feel towards each other in North America.

[whatevaa]

I think that is a general vibe. Mixing very different types of transportation on same road will always cause trouble.