Absolutely true. AngeloDolce, good post (#133). My city (El Paso) is not bicycle conscious at all. There is very, very little bike culture; there are very few bike lanes; and I think bicyclists are not thought about much by the "general public". Here, it's a good thing. I am much safer riding through the streets here than when I lived in Denver. In Denver, and I assume in other cycling-conscious areas, there seems to be a real anti-cyclist feeling amongst drivers, and an ongoing battle for "rights" between bikes and motorized transport. I definitely felt it in Denver, and in a couple other cities I've ridden through (Phoenix, Tucson . . .) But in El Paso drivers view me as a curiosity (so does my wife, but that's a different thread lol) and they steer clear most of the time. Every time I hear about a plan to install a bike lane or bike path I'm ambivalent because I want things to stay just the way they are.