Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
There is a difference between internalization of another person's neurotic behavior and empathy (e.g. the golden rule).
Internalization of another person's neurotic behavior= Caring
Empathy:
: the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another
Those definitions are too close for me to care. (Pun intended).
This is getting way too off topic. My original point was that if a motorist read these replies, he/she would have plenty of reason to curse, yell, or threaten any cyclist. It's because of the cyclists that permit finger raising, heinous remarks and thoughts that cyclists have been given a bad name. I'll admit, I f***ing HATE it when a motorist yells at me for being in the road, among other pointless reasons. The world is a great place, and I really try to not let grumpy, miserable, and arrogant A$$holes from ruining it. They can yell at other people for high gas prices, or they can join the cycling "cult" and never worry about the price of gallon of gas again, but in the end, they have to grow up sometime and realize that they instilled that burden on themselves with the purchase of the car. I may be 15, in my youth and having fun, but even I have learned that blaming personal problems on others is immature. Every time a motorist yells at me, I wonder when babies were allowed to operate 2-ton missiles. It's stupid, immature, and arrogant, but inquiring why they do it on a cycling forum is erroneous. If you want to know the real truth, ask a couple of motorists.