Why do some motorists hate cyclists so?

Why do some motorists
hate cyclists so?

Is it because we slow you down?
Maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

Is it because we ride in groups
and hog the road? It is a
road after all…

What about motorcycle clubs?
They ride in the road in big
groups and hog the road but
I don’t see too many folks
giving them the ol’ one-finger solute.

Is it the clothes we wear?
They do have a purpose,
and many of the sponsors
plastered all over them are
local businesses supporting
a local bike club. 

Is it because we weave around
the road? Because when I’m
riding hard my heart rate is
going at least 160 beats
per minute…it’s hard to
do anything smoothly
with a heart rate like that.

Not to mention all the crap
in the road that I have to
avoid: glass, rocks, and sticks,
just to name a few.



Don't be a jerk!

Cyclists aren't exactly helping
the relationship with all the stupid
things they do on the road.
I myself, on occasion, do
dumb things on the road
while on the bike.

Like ride in the wrong lanes.

Like blow through stop signs.

Scream through red lights.

Ride the sidewalks.

Or even ride distracted.



Don't be a jerk!

Because...we really have
to stop meeting like this.