Thank you for the replies.

I really don't have an argument, but a comment. Where I live, and on the roads that I ride, there really isn't much in the way of bicycle specific accomodation now. There is a rail trail, and that's about it. Bikes are otherwise out on the road. What I find laughable is Forrester's fear (phobia?) that "Government", among his other enemies, is out to put bike lanes all over the world. There sure doesn't appear to any danger of that here!

In the abscence of bike facilities, it is important for people to know how to ride on the road. To me, and to many others like me, the facilities arguments are simply academic exercises, and Forrester is not the reason behind that. On the other hand, Forrester, love him or hate him, has had a role in educating people in how to go about riding on the road. At the very least he is serious about taking bicycles seriously.

I'm just a little sad that someone, who should be viewed as something of a grey beard to all cyclists, has managed to attract all the venom that I'm seeing here.

Speedo