Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston

Well said. It's often controversial about passing and filtering traffic, and that really peeves one radio talk show host in Boston who occasionally rants against cyclists, and I called him about that.
Really? Even in separated bike lanes? If I'm in a dedicated lane I don't see any reason why I should go slower just to make the drivers (or talk show hosts) happy.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Do they have g-u-n-s?

Those are about the only circumstances where I would leave my CF bike away from my immediate work area.
I believe some of the guards (some are US Marshals) do have firearms. Some of the folks who park in that bike rack don't even bother to lock their bikes, but I tend to -- it's still San Francisco and I've already had one bike stolen, so I'm paranoid.