Originally Posted by xeney
Do you all find that commuting by bicycle makes you more likely to hate your fellow man? Since my "commute" is less than a mile I usually just walk it, and it's great and peaceful and I get to work in a good mood. I've just started riding my bike instead, and now I get to work in a bad mood, hating all those stupid stopsign-running jerks with their cell phones and their SUVs. They stop for pedestrians, but for a bicycle with the right of way? Forget it.
Maybe this explains that heart attack statistic from the other thread.
On the contrary, my commute almost always calms me. The majority of drivers are polite and courteous to me. The jerks are usually quickly forgotten. In reality, drivers are human, too. Think about it - interaction between a cyclist and a driver is just another form of the same communication you have been (or will be) experiencing all day, just a more simple version!