What it boils down to is this:
The law says you should be a defensive driver. Courtesy, not road rage. Priviledge not a right. Cyclists have the same rights as motorists on the road.
If a group of cyclists slows down a car for 30 seconds, all hell breaks loose and it's target practice on cyclists.
If it was a Mack truck slowing you down, would you be advocating "rude Mack truck drivers" get off the road?
The problem is the motorist's mentality that is so prevalant and accepted in society: Unability to cope with changing situations, rage and the idea you are not to be inconvienced- and if you are, violence is justified.
The problem isn't bikers.
Or do you find those silly crosswalks a major pain in the butt too?