well said, the pecking order thing is true. Cars will blow past me at full throttle as soon as they can squeeze past with inches to spare, I see the red light half a block ahead with the line of cars... shouldn't they or is it just OK to sit and wait behind a car but not a bike? Maybe if we firebombed 50% of the cars on the road, the other 50% would just stop and stare... leaving the roads open for the sane people (who firebomb cars)
rating system: (low wait-worthy to high)
10- cyclist in spandex
9- cyclist in plain cloths
8- animals
7- pedestrian
6- pregnant woman pushing stroller
5- car
4- ambulance
3- burning car
2- burning ambulance
1- george bush in a car