Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
"We" don't make that assumption; a few busybody BFers do like to project their own anxieties/fears/prejudices on to other cyclists and motorists, and assume that everybody in "The Community" shares them.
+1
In my experience 99% of motorists make an effort to accommodate cyclists and don't get angry, it's the other 1% that you need to watch out for.
Our hyperbole ridden news media have trained us to take every incident, no matter how rare, and blow it completely out of proportion.