I completely agree with this. Stupid people are stupid no matter what they're driving. I do a fair bit of riding on the road with my tri-bike. The first 10km to get out of the city can be a bit intense. A majority of that ride is up a 50kph road and with the red lights i get i can use it as interval training. So when i'm actually riding I can pretty well keep up with traffic. 45ish kph. I still encounter people that need to pass me just because I'm on a bike, meanwhile I'm keeping up with the car in front of me. Things that make you go hmmm.. There are times that i don't really follow the rules of the road but I try not to get too upset when people do dumb things around me. So long as they're not actually things that put me in danger i think its a fair trade. I run red lights and stop signs when traffic and visibility permit, i used sidewalks to bypass traffic sometimes. I try to stay out of the way tho.
That being said. Lots of cyclists are stupid too. I think lots of people are stupid.
Same here. I don't ride when it's dark but my riding is 100% recreational. I see people riding when I'm driving to work, i assume they're riding to work, and quite often they dont have lights. Hell often enough they dont even have reflectors and dont even bother to wear bright clothing. Stupid people everywhere.
