Originally Posted by Treespeed
I think one of the fundamental problems with driver and cyclist interaction is that most motorists are ignorant of the laws as they pertain to cyclists. They have it in their head that we are suppose to live in the gutter and yield to cars in all instances. It is my opinion that much could be gained by making all road users aware of the current laws, rights, and responsibilities.
I don't find it problematic that many or even most (who knows?) motorists are ignorant of cyclist rights and many of whom even believe "that we are supposed to live in the gutter and yield to cars in all instances". I assert my right and 99.999% accept, apparently regardless of the ignorance. And those who don't accept it? I ignore them. So what's the problem?
Now, law enforcement officers that fall into this category
are problematic, to be sure. Not sure what to do about this one.