Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
Now all "we" have to establish is who is represented by "we"? And what percentage of bicyclists (and their opinions) is excluded from an opinion agreed upon by a handful of posters identifying themselves as "we". The "We Club" has apparantly appointed himself to speak for more than himself.
The mantra about vehicular cyclists "faring best" is only a vague opinion, at best; as NO definition is made of WHAT constitutes "faring best," nor are any metrics even mentioned (let alone gathered) as to how this conclusion could be validated. Constant repitition of the "faring best" mantra does not make an opinion true, no matter how self evident it may seem to a handful of zealous Vehicular Cycling enthusiasts/proseltyizers (AKA "we").
Actually the reality is the statement should really read: "Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of
skinny, slow, vehicles"
As "drivers of vehicles" too many readers assume that one should act just like a driver of a motor vehicle... and as a skinny vehicle, cyclists have the ability to do things that only other two wheeled vehicles can do... such as motorcycles. And slow is pretty obvious as cyclists have also been compared to both horse drawn wagons and cement trucks.