Originally Posted by
jpatkinson
Good Lord. If you think my perception is that cyclists breaking laws is a significant cause of societal harm, I just wasted my time "contributing" to this thread.
- JP
I guess that, as far as I'm concerned, you've wasted your time.
IMO- not all law breaking by cyclists is the same. There's going through a red light with due respect and caution, and there's running a red light and sending pedestrians scattering, or cutting off cars. Those are two different things entirely, with only the latter creating a negative impression.
However, I don't believe that most folks see cyclists as a single monolithic class, and blame all cyclists for the actions of a few. Yes, there are some which will use something like this to say that cyclists are lawless, but these folks already hate cyclists. Likewise, when I see negative comments about "cagers" or drivers, I tend to believe they're made by people who are already anti-driver.