One of the reasons people who cycle in the street have strong opinions about it is the fear that the sidewalk 'cyclists' and bike lane purists, well meaning tho they may be, constitute a force that makes it easier to take away our right to ride in the street. The fear is not just that the rules of the road may change to our disadvantage, but that the higher the percentage of cyclists who only ride on sidewalks, MUPS, and bike lanes, the more fuel it gives to the motorist to see a vehicular cyclist as infringing on 'THEIR' roads. We have enough of those ignorant drivers as it is, without encouraging them.