Good point. How we're viewed depends so much on location. I've ridden in various states and towns outside NYC and gotten honked and yelled at by drivers who I assume are thinking, "Get your elitist toy outta my way, I'm tryin' get to work." In New York, on the other hand, I've seen cyclists yelling at drivers to stop holding up traffic.

Last time I was in Montreal a couple summers ago, it looked like they had it worked out pretty well. Thousands of cyclists that clearly took advantage of their right to the road, yet didn't appear to be abusing it. And drivers that were behaving like sane individuals. How'd they do that?