Cyclists and Bicycle riders are two different animals in my opinion. There are times when a bicycle rider needs to be on the road, but shouldn't be confused with a cyclist.
I have ridden a road bike and understand that it's a very nice machine that rolls and performs. I just don't get the thrill of running the tape on inadequate highways with 10 tun trucks whizzing by with an inch of grace. The cyclist is almost like a bike courier who is flippant with his life and his relevance in terms of the greater beasts that are on the road. Cyclists are like magpies eating roadkill that only move at the last instance of your vehicle moving in at a 100 km/h affords them.
I've said it before, I always yield to the lesser vehicle assuming they will drive out in front of me, walk, jump on my hood or in my sunroof. When I am bicycling I will always yield no matter the intersection to the larger vehicle when I don't see them acknowledging or seeing me.
I think it's less about being right and more about just accepting that cyclists have their nuts cupped to tight in their riding shorts and their time trials to think rationally and actually consider motor vehicles as their superior.
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