Really? Kinda reminds me of a posting in these forums involving a head-on collision between two cyclists where the poster really downplayed the fact that he was riding illegally. And as per numerous posts in the forums here, the statements: "Cyclists flout the rules, say detractors. They ignore red lights and stop signs. They ride against traffic. They pedal on sidewalks where pedestrians aren’t expecting them." All sound pretty accurate to me, regardless of where the author to that article is writing from.