I see a few new people commuting every day. They do stupid stuff in traffic, run reds, Etc. Similar to how new 16 year old drivers make their own rules and put other lives in danger while being completely oblivious of their own abilities. When I see stupid people doing stupid things on bikes in traffic I tell them. Riding in the wrong direction , running reds, it all tells cars that all us commuters suck at life and we should get no respect. I try to make eye contact with drivers who push my buttons to remind them that there is a person on that bike not just another junior high kid or bum or dishwasher who could give a crap about the rules.

I saw a guy run a red right in front of me this morning on a Wal-mart Schwinn. I caught up to him and told him how when he does that cars get pissed off and then do mean things to all cyclists. He didnt get it. So I told him to keep doing it more often. We'll see what happens.