Cbhi, I should have been more specific in my comment. It seems that many cyclists are willing to call out motorist on the spot for what they have done wrong and then post it on bike forums but I read through the forums and rarely hear about a story where the poster talks about observing a cyclists doing something not-too-smart and calls them out on it. I am not talking about being corrected later on in the forums for their ignorance.

You are right, there has been no case of a bike putting our life in danger or putting us at risk of death from pedaling to and fro. I agree that 90% of personal near misses have been with other cars, but a driver does something stupid and causes an accident there is a chance that both parties will walk away. A cyclists doing something stupid and connecting to the hood/mirror/underside of a car doesn't stand the same chance of being unscathed. I don't generally recall every time someone makes a dumb move on the freeway, but I can recall every single near collision I have had with bicycle. The situation is far scarier because your brain has already made the distinction that someone is about to get messed up real bad.

The question what why the ant-cycling mentality that some people seem to have, not who puts who at most risk. I agree with standing out and going against the flow is a HUUUUUGE part of the problem; I live in conformist, white bread Orange County after all. But there is more to it than just making a blanket statement about being a non-conformist.

The question was what are causes for the anti-cycling sediment and what can be done about. I supplied my observations and also observations given to me by friends and family and the occational complete stranger.