Well this goes to show that even here in BF an analysis can be made that is not positive for the cyclist. Good show. An honest evaluation if I ever saw one.

Now regarding the driver... if those were his words, he needs a serious head check.

As for the cyclist, he needs to learn how to take a lane.

As for the whole issue... sadly it does point to the problem of cycling in America... the road hog / vehicle obsessed motorist, and the timid cyclist "trying to stay out of the way" due to societal pressure to not take a lane.

All this is evidence of a much larger problem... something that does have to be worked out. Cyclists have to be seen as part of the over all transportation picture, not as some second class leech borrowing limited space on motorists' roads. This is not going to happen until cycling is acknowledged at the highest levels as a legitimate form of transit. The Transportation Secretary for instance cannot berate "park riding cyclists" for the lack of funds for maintaining infrastructure that all vehicles need.

And it is high time that Cycling Paths become the domain of the Department of Transportation vice The Parks Department.