Originally Posted by abc
I think it's mainly because drivers don't trust a cyclist do obey the law and not do something stupid. When I'm driving my car, quite frequently I see cyclists do extremely stupid things like cutting across 3 lanes of traffic without even indicating making cars slam their brakes on to avoid running them over.
Yep, that's why I quit riding with the group that I used to. At a red stop light, they would take off and not wait until it turned green. I stayed and waited. Of course, I was left behind and they thought I was the stupid one. But ya, you are right. I almost hit a cyclist, with my car, that was riding at night and had no reflectors or lights. He made a u-turn across 4 lanes and I just caught a glimpse of him and slammed on my brakes. What an idiot!