Hasselhof

I'm in Australia and usually ride bike paths for fitness. I also ride some roads that connect bike paths and used to commute on a bike path running seperate but parallel to a main road. I get abuse probably about once a month, usually when I'm in an on-road bike lane by people that I guess just aren't used to seeing cyclists on their roads.

The funny thing I find is that I frequently get taunts as I ride on footpaths and cycle tracks next to main roads. These are usually something like "lose some more weight you fat f***er", or "hey jumbo, get some more exercise". All I can do in those situations is smile, enjoy the fact I'm out in the sun doing something I love, getting fitter and faster every time. The fact that these dimwits are driving around in old '80s V8 Fords and Commodores with a VB or ciggarette in hand just shows their own stupidity.

Cyclist0383

Here in Riga once every four or five months someone with testerone poisoning yells something at me. For some strange reason more often than not they are in a BMW or Mercedes Benz.

womble

I've ridden mostly in Sydney, Vancouver and London. I can't remember getting any aggro in any of those cities from drivers. Maybe it happened, but it would have been so minor that I can't remember it now.

Sydney drivers are a bit clueless and scary. Vancouver drivers are bafflingly polite. London drivers are polite and extremely competent.

ghettocruiser

As the recent Toronto thread indicates, drivers do plenty of yelling here. But mostly at each other.

I get a lot more grief from other motorists when I'm driving my car then when I'm riding my bike.