Originally Posted by genec

Yeah I see your point... does it count if the motorist flinched a bit as you dashed in front of them.
My point is that all those scenarios I presented are situations in which the cyclist has ROW and it is taken away by a heavy handed (footed) motorist... which results in cyclists "riding rudely" as a defense mechanism.

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So back to the OP; I don't believe that cyclists start out rude, but are created that way by the environment in which they ride. I think there are fine lines between assertive, aggressive, and rude...