Originally Posted by MacG
I only wish I was so blessed to see other cyclists on my commute, much less actually have enough of them to be jockeying for space. I'd rather have a traffic jam of bikes than auto traffic and semis.
I wish it were that simple. Thing is, we have a traffic jam of bikes, autos, and semis. When some of the cyclists are doing the kinds of moronic things that could put others in danger of going splat from the autos and semis, "blessed" isn't the first feeling that comes to mind. I am in no way complaining about having lots of cyclists out, mind you, just about some of the heedless, dangerous, scofflaw behavior. Some of it is ignorance, but in a place like Portland, a lot of it is just plain, old, self-centeredness.