To hell with the whether or not obeying the rules of the road increases respect in this case (normally, I DO believe it does, and that not obeying the rules gives the anti-cycling/anti-bikelane crowd ammunition to fight against expanding biking infrastructure), I am glad someone got tivcket for riding the wrong way up 5th Ave today. While riding DOWN 5th today, I was appalled by the number of riders going the wrong way today, playing chicken with me, expecting me to veer into auto traffic to get out of their way. Sorry that I interjected my personal frustration here, but I needed to vent it. All that being said, I am not sure why so many city cyclists find it so diffecult to ride one Avenue or Street over so they can travel with traffic. It adds 30 to 60 seconds to their trip. Again sorry for the rant.