Of any kind. Commuting, road biking, touring, mountain biking etc.
Been a cyclist of various types for 20 years now. Never seems to be non-controversial. Even among other cyclists… many hate other types of cyclists. And now there is a lot of specific e-bike hate/controversy.
I don’t get it man. What do you think?
IME assholes are assholes regardless of being on a bike or not.
I think part of it is that there are a lot of bike riders in US cities that are jerks, especially to pedestrians. When I’m crossing the street, bikes and scooters virtually never stop for me and just try to weave around me, and I once got hit by a scooter that was illegally riding on the sidewalk, which they constantly do here. I’m certainly not anti-bike because of that, but I can kind of understand why some people would be
The laws are weird. I’ve often been called a jerk, but when I check the laws they are on my side - or so ambiguous that nobody really knows what is right even though everyone thinks they do (whatever helps them against everyone else)
I mean I feel like if you’re on any type of vehicle, no matter what the law says you need to yield to pedestrians
The laws are also inconsistent between towns, in my experience. One town you may be required to ride on the sidewalks while in another you are not allowed to do so.
A lot of the ones an average driver interacts with are…
Especially in a city most cyclists are only on public roads on their way to/from a trail and they prioritize avoiding cars.
It’s just because of that, you never see them or don’t notice them as you drive by.
What everyone notices is the selfish dicks clogging up traffic, and they’re the ones who have made cycling a huge part of their identity, and they really want to pretend any criticism of them is a criticism of every bike rider, because it’s the only chance to defend the problematic ones.
They’re a tiny minority of cyclists, and most don’t like them either.
I barely notice them when I’m driving, I’m mostly talking about when I’m walking. But yeah obviously it’s not every bicycle, but it is a lot in my area