[This is not Europe. People eat Big Macs and would rather drink beer, watch NASCAR or WWF
than go to an art museum or think.
People who take a lane to go 15 mph created this reality for us.
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How did we go from being bike commuters to causing nationwide epidemics? In my OPINION, we are all a product of the society we live in. We want things fast and cheap, period. I am no exception, when I order bike parts I always pay ridiculous amounts for overnight shipping. We want things fast, but this does not mean that a slower driver has any less rights on the road. Is it dangerous? Absolutley. Is hitting debris in the gutter and wiping out into the lane of traffic any less dangerous? Slow cars or Cyclists taking the lane has not caused people to want things faster, it has not caused people who drive cars to hate us any more than they already did. For every vehicle driver that yells or swears hundreds of cars pass us everyday that do not. Many of them are jealous, and wish they could do the same. No matter how far to the right you ride you will always have someone who will be upset by it, and to that I say oh well. Cyclists and commuters are not the bad guys, (though I am sure we have all had our moments).