Originally Posted by livedarklions

Frankly, I don't know what the body language is for "this guy's a fake", but I do know that projection is a real thing. I can usually tell when people are hostile to bicyclists because they are amazingly unsubtle about it and don't hesitate to verbally make their opinions known. I don't need to interpret full sentences from anything as subjective as "body language", and I don't need to be part of a mob to question the OP's ability to read minds.

I live in an area that is hostile to bicyclists. I could come up with dozens of examples of this that are a lot more clear than nonsense about gasps and body language. OP should consider himself lucky if that's the worst he's facing.