Originally Posted by
GTryder
It is North American mentality at its worst - they just don't seriously consider cycling anything other than sport.
It's actually worse than that. When a motorist sees you they don't think that you're an athlete, they think that you are a grownup playing on a child's toy in the street instead of the sidewalk where you 'belong.'
GT, It sounds like you are already doing the most important kind of advocacy & promotion there is - getting your family out on your bikes and using them. Actions speak louder than words.