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I probably shouldn't have singled out the cyclist as a sole example, but I will add two points that are relative to me.
I spent quite a few years riding my bicycle from Arlington to downtown Boston asn well as from Hyde Park to Boston.
I did encounter a few idiot drivers in that time as well as idiot cyclists as well. Many of the idiot cyclists happened to be of the "messenger" persuasion.
Now that I drive way more than I cycle, I grant the cyclists the courtesy they deserve, provided they are adhering to the basic rules of the road.
Unfortunately, there are some cycling groups that don't know or don't care about the basic cycling rules, and that is what I was leaning towards.
When you are driving along a two lane or single lane road, and there is a pack of cyclists riding 3-4 across impeding the flow of traffic, who do you think is claiming "foul" when you beep your horn?
When these cycle-cluster pucks CAUSE you to vere into omcoming traffic when they block the road on a blind turn, who gets blamed?
I see quite a few cycling groups in my travels through the burbs' just outside Dedham, and 90% of them know how to ride and are given the respect they are entitled to. It's the other 10% that can cause trouble and are usually the ones that video their events.
I have nothing against cyclists, just against idiots on the road, be it bike, car or truck.
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