Originally Posted by
Burton
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.
Sad to say, I agreed with the part of the article you quoted too. I have talked to numerous Salmon, and other "bad actors", and believe most are not bad. They're just ignorant. The safety of riding with traffic is counterintuitive to many of those who have not had the dynamics explained to them.