Originally Posted by
thirdin77
Generally no one does. In my experience, most people show their intolerance of cyclists while they (those intolerant) are in their cars where they feel safe to honk and yell obscenities. Out of their cars, where they can't just yell something and then speed away, they don't have much to say because they're just as vulnerable as the next person.
Quoted for emphasis. When people find out that I bike everywhere and I'm standing right next to them, they either give a fake (or sometimes genuine) "That's cool" or they get really quiet and uncomfortable. Most likely they want to crack some sort of joke but there's no way they'll saying anything with me standing there. But put them in their car and oh boy! They suddenly have nerves of steel, especially at night. Not quite as much during the day, probably because their faces can be seen more easily.