Agree 100%
The Monday after a Friday critical mass, the cops have a vendetta against anyone on a bike. All the freaking clowns come out for CM rides, then disappear and leave everyone else to deal with all the pissed off cops and drivers. I couldn't stand those people(generally).
Also, I'm sick of everyone thinking that they deserve road space when they are on a bike. I mean, some people just shouldn't be on the road. Perfect example, on my way in to work this morning, on a super busy stretch, this chick, probably in her 20's riding a squeaky pos junk shop 10 speed, wearing a wobbly helmet, flip flops, all kindsa **** dangling from her "sweet vintage 10 speed", clogging up traffic. Big stupid smile on her stupid face, barely paying attention, no sense of being defensive whatsoever, caught up in the "I'm making a difference" moment blah blah blah. Goddamnit get on the ****ing sidewalk!....
YES!!! I love to ride down Central Ave in Phoenix...I used to hug the curb because it's fairly busy, but they recently put in sharrows, so now I don't mind taking the full lane and just hauling ass down the street. Everyone else is complaining about being buzzed going down Central and we need protected bike lanes, and blah blah blah. Don't get me wrong, protected bike lanes are great and all, but the reason you were buzzed was because you were taking the lane on a busy street and only going 12mph. Kick it up a notch, or go two streets over and ride through the residential neighborhood with bike lanes and speed humps and stop complaining. These are the same people that post 20 page rants about a UPS truck being temporarily parked in the bike lane. For ****s sake, just go around the truck.