OK I am going to extremes... but I am doing it to make a point. Motorists tend to lump us into the same pot... "cyclists are lawless goofs that run stoplights/signs and ride on sidewalks... etc."

A long while back I posted a question about how to get cyclists off the sidewalk... in my neighborhood there are no bike lanes and the only thru road is a 35MPH two lane, with parked cars on either side.

I ride in the right tire track outside of the door zone. I frequently have to deal with motorists that want me to "get on the sidewalk" like all the POBs, so in effect I am lumped in with the wobbly 6 year olds.

Thus I see the points of the author of the blog that I posted. I also note the wrong way riders out there that make it more difficult for me to ride safely... where do these folks fit? They are cyclists in that they are indeed on bikes, but they are hardly cyclists for all the skills they don't have... such as the basic ability to ride a straight, predictable, path.