Originally Posted by
teamcraigslist
Sorry to hear about the verbal abuse, especially from a new cyclist. I've been commuting full time a few years now and experienced this only a few times (yelled at through a window.) I think they do it because there's a sense of anonymity, they can shout out from the safety of their vehicle. I've found that face-to-face, people are curious about going car-free if not a bit envious.
You're lucky only a few times over the years, it seems like to me it happens quite frequently already. This hasn't put me off it just has me wondering why people feel the need to say such things, especially the really rude comment when I was wearing a long flowy rain coat then went down to my knees anyway which made me confused. Some others said about being envious but the thing is, these three encounters were all male and I own a pretty girly/chic bike so I don't understand how they could be jealous :/