Originally Posted by
whitecat
Well why do you even bother with an opinion of an uninformed person that did not ride a bike in 30 years? That alone would make it clear to me that they probably don't have any understanding whatsoever what is safe and what is unsafe to do when riding a bike. His statement are just short of idiotic, because if he isn't into cycling, he doesn't know anything about it, and then he goes into some twisted logic concluding that you are in the wrong on the subject you know a lot about, and not he who knows nothing? Don't waste your time with such uninformed ignorant people who conceive themselves to be an imaginary expert on things they don't know first thing about. No wonder they say stupid things and believe they are right

If he followed your advice he might end up with no one to talk to.
There are credible sources, more credible than him in the eyes of the average random person, to point to who will tell you not to ride against traffic.
Beyond local law there's:
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/p...yweb/index.htm