Why do people hate cyclists?

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1. This was cringy
2. this is fucking bullshit. People these days have no patience.
3. the long pauses get me every time
4. Fuck cyclists for being healthy.
5. Ok, but roads, in cities, even in America,were NOT made for cars...Most cities in the world were laid out hundreds of years before cars. Highways and Interstates were indeed made for cars and you don't see bikes on the interstate. Roads were build for street cars, Horse and Buggies and bikes....Cars came later and the law is, bikes can be on roads so instead of complaining about it, thank them for not creating more traffic, dumping ozone into the air and taking up parking spots and damaging the roadways. You're welcome.
6. It's all about consideration, or at least the appearance of consideration. Having some appreciation for what the other person is dealing with and not focusing on your situation is what it's about. We're all in this together. Acknowledge the other person, interact, make eye contact, wave appreciatively, and there you go. Not hard at all. Hate takes more effort.
7. in a vehicle you can get points and a fine for crossing into A.D.S.L when some cycles jump red lights the government need to stop this rule it is not fair
8. Because cyclists swerve into the lane all the time. That could happen as you pass at 65+ on the freeway killing the biker and in prisoning the driver
9. As a pedestrian who uses public transport I still hate cyclist. When I use a bus, they make me late. When I walk the use sidewalks and ring at me to move over on THE NARROW WALKWAYS OF ENGLAND.
   I sometimes had to move over ONTO THE ROAD because the walkways are so narrow. Also don't tell me they will slow down, I got hit by one of those assholes, all he did while i was on the ground BLEEDING, was: Look back, Pick his as up of the seat, CYCLE FASTER!
   
   They complain about people texting, yet I seen cyclists, both hands of the handle bars and using their body balance to turn but while pedaling the body balance changes so they drive like a moron, swerving all over the road.
   
   Also cyclist complain about drivers honking at them, its probably for a reason:
   (1, Cyclists often jump a red lights. (2, cyclists turn left from right lane in front of a moving car. (3, cyclist is doing 20 (i would be surprised if that's even 20) in a 40
   
   They get offended if you tell them off for jumping red light or ridding on a sidewalk. They only then will get of their bike to threat you. Happened to me 2 times. 1 for telling of him for jumping a red light, one for cycling on pedestrian path WHILE THERE WAS CYCLE PATH!
   
   Also most cyclist don't give a fuck if they hit someone, brake someone's mirror. Most of the time they can just cycle away and never be found. The only things that can ever happen is the Very slight chance that the biker gets found by police, or the car driver gets pissed off enough that he drivers over cyclist. However, most people are sane enough not to do that.
   
   I think you could fix this by giving cyclists some plates, and passably require them to do some small road test. You know, the basics such as hand signaling, WHY its not OK to jump the red light, road signs, don't go the other way on the round about just because you want to turn to last exit (yes I saw that happen before).
   
   No, its not ALL cyclist, but its the majority.
   
   Also it is funny to see the types of ways cyclist jump red light. There is the "I am a pedestrian" where they quickly switch to side walk and cross the road over the zebra crossing" There is "I am not moving" Where the cyclist is going super slow, until the traffic has to stop for him. Finally there is the "Get out of my Wwaaaayyyyy!" doing 900mph just straight.
10. This is hilarious and poignant, as well.
11. BIKEO-HOMOS
12. Douched!!!
13. I first thought this was comedy - but this guy seems to MEAN it. Well, if you hate to slow down in your car, mind this: build many, safe, broad bike lanes. Promote cycling so that 50% of short distances (less than 4 miles) are done by bike. Then you'll get what you want. Or else keep sitting (most of the time alone, I presume) in your car, blaming cyclists. And being a bike commuter myself, I can tell you: in the rushhour, I can't count the times I have to slow down because of cars congesting the streets. And I hate to slow down because of cars ;-)
14. As a driver, I hate slowing down for bikes.
    As a cyclist I hate slowing down for big queues of cars, especially when they don't line up properly so you have to weave around this queue of staggered cars and then you get to a wide lorry that you don't really want to pass unless traffic stops.
    Mind you I'm probably just an impatient person anyway.
15. When I was riding to work, some driver passed me and then honked at a slow Ford Ka driver in front!
16. I really don't get why motor vehicle drivers hate cyclists so much! They really cannot argue. Here are reasons i can answer about reasons why motor vehicle drivers hate cyclists.
    
    “You’re impeding traffic.”
    
    All road users routinely and legally delay other road users.  “Impeding” is when a driver delays others in a particular way that has been defined by the state to be unlawful.
    
    A motorist waiting to make a left turn from a two-lane street will delay motorists behind him.  Transit buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers.  Pedestrians in crosswalks delay motorists who are required to yield to them.  Convenience must take a back seat to safety.  In our training courses we teach cyclists how to minimize the delay they might cause to other road users, while still driving in the safest possible manner.
    
    It’s rare for a bicyclist to cause more than 30 seconds of delay to passing motorists. On the other hand, traffic lights are often as long as 90 seconds.
    
    “You’re supposed to ride single-file.”
    
    Every state in the Union except Nebraska allows bicyclists to travel two-abreast, provided doing so does not impede other traffic.  On streets where the lane is not wide enough the share, a solo bicyclist is allowed to ride in the middle of the lane anyway, so the presence of another bicyclist to her right is of little consequence.
    
    “Bicyclists don’t pay gas taxes, and shouldn’t be allowed on roads.”
    
    Ah, where to begin… First, most bicyclists own and drive motor vehicles, buy gasoline for them, and therefore pay gas taxes.  We all also pay gas taxes indirectly when pay for other goods and services; businesses pass along the costs of shipping and travel to customers.
    
    But even if cyclists paid nothing, use of public rights-of-way is not contingent on payment of taxes.  The Declaration of Independence does not say “all taxpayers are created equal,” but “all men are created equal” (meaning persons), and traveling along a public right-of-way is an essential liberty.
    
    Many other taxes contribute to the construction and maintenance of public roads, including property taxes, sales taxes, impact fees, and more.  Much of the gas tax is used to widen roads to accommodate more and more cars.
    Gas taxes also go toward the construction of sidewalks along many roads.  Using the same “don’t pay gas taxes” reasoning, school children should not be allowed to walk to school on sidewalks because they don’t pay gas taxes.
    
    “Bicyclists should be required to have driver’s licenses.”
    
    As with gas taxes, most do.  But the reason people are required to be licensed to drive a motor vehicle is because they are inherently dangerous devices which pose a great danger to others.  Motor vehicle drivers kill over 35,000 and injure over 2 million people a year in the United States.  Careless or reckless motorists are a danger to everyone, while careless or reckless bicyclists are mostly a danger to themselves.  If bicyclists should be required to be licensed, then so should pedestrians, as they pose about the same danger to others.
    
    “Too many bicyclists think the laws don’t apply to them.”
    
    We agree! We encourage and train bicyclists to drive their vehicles in the safest legal manner.  Bicyclists who violate the law not only endanger themselves, but make those of us trying to do the right thing look bad.  You can help us by calling the police (non-emergency number, please) when you see bicyclists doing the following: running red lights, blowing through stop signs, driving on the wrong side of the road (facing other traffic), and driving at night without front and rear lights.  But please don’t call the police if you see one of us in the middle of the lane!
    
    “Biking in the middle of the lane like that sure looks dangerous.”
    
    Driving in the middle of the lane actually protects cyclists against the most common motorist-caused crashes: sideswipes, right hooks, left crosses, and drive-outs.  A bicycle driver’s top safety priority is to ensure he or she can be seen by motorists with whom they might potentially be in conflict, and bicycling in the middle of a lane is one of the most effective ways to do that.  Most overtaking crashes involve a motorist who attempts to squeeze past (illegally) in a lane that is too narrow to share.
    
    “I thought bicyclists had to keep all the way to the right.”
    
    While most states do say that bicyclists must drive as close as “practicable” or as “safe” to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, they also provide many exceptions to this rule, including:
    
    When overtaking and passing another vehicle
    When traveling at or near the same speed as other traffic
    When preparing for a left turn
    Where a lane is too narrow to share safely with another vehicle
    To avoid any condition that makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge
    Many surface hazards – such as potholes, puddles, debris, and broken glass – are more common near the edge of the roadway.
    
    Keeping to the right can often hide a bicyclist from a turning motorist at the critical time and place. Check out this animation to see all the hazards a bicycle driver faces when trying to stay to the right.
    
    “Why weren’t you in the bike lane?”
    
    Most of the same reasons why bicyclists will drive towards the center of a lane are good reasons for leaving the bike lane. Even in states with mandatory bike lane use, the law allows cyclists the same exceptions as it does to keeping right in general. Here are just a few reasons:
    
    Bike lanes collect the debris and glass that is swept off the road. Sometimes you can see it because it’s big, like tree branches, but sometimes only we can see it. A small shard of glass can cause a flat tire. (How many tires did you change on your way to work today?)
    Many bike lanes are designed poorly or just plain dangerous. Bike lanes next to parked cars are often entirely within a hazard area we call “the door zone.” A suddenly-opened door can kill a cyclist.
    When approaching intersections, or in areas with lots of driveways, a bike lane puts us in a conflict zone (shown in the above animation). Bike lanes increase our risk for all of the common crossing and turning crashes.
    It may not be a bike lane. It has become popular to add edge lines several feet to the left of the curb. This space is substandard and not safe for a bicyclist to use, though many bicyclists are tricked into riding there.
    Many of the reasons we avoid bike lanes are not visible or apparent to a person in a car. Of course, if a bike lane provides a clean, safe place to ride, we use it.
    
    
    
    “Wouldn’t you just be safer biking on the sidewalk?”
    
    While biking on the sidewalk would eliminate the very rare overtaking crash, it would increase the bicyclist’s risk for the far more common right hooks, left crosses, and drive-outs, and would make left turns far more complicated and less safe for the cyclist.  Sidewalks present many more blind spots and physical hazards (such as poles, newspaper boxes, and intruding shrubs and tree limbs) than roadways do.  If there’s a sidewalk on the left side of the road, but not the right side, cyclists would be traveling against the flow of traffic, which has been shown in traffic safety studies to increase the cyclist’s crash risk by a factor of four.
    
    “You’re gonna get run over.”
    
    Bicyclists across the nation who drive their bicycles in this manner have logged millions of miles without serious crashes or injuries.  By comparison, bicyclists who hug the edge of the road, or ride on the sidewalk get into crashes much more frequently.
    
    This video demonstrates why riding farther into the lane is not only safer for a cyclist, but creates less disruption for motorists.
    
    All these reasons people ask are just stupid. But i see why they ask them. Curiosity is the main factor.
17. I don't mind cyclists. They are fine by me as long as yhe follow the same rules of the road as everyone else. The moment you cut mevoff or run a red light then we have a problem. This same hate extends to drivers of vehicles too. I just find that many cyclists could care less. They feel you should care about them and fuck all else. Yes you are on the bike and vulnerable, but thats what the rules are for. I should not fear driving as a cyclist may run a red light and become a bug smear on my windshield.
    
    We have a cyclist thing in our state right now. Its a cross state ride. However not only are some of these cyclists incompetent when it comes to road rules, but they have their family park campers and buses all over the place. There are some taking up parking spots that belong to people who live in these apartments I live in. They are setting up tents all over private property. There are many right outside my apartment's balcony.
    
    Its just frustrating. You chose this form of transportation, you chose this cross state ride, and you are the obe disrupting traffic and lives of people who live here.
18. Why cyclists hate drivers.
19. The reason I hate them is because they drive in the middle of the road and don't move.
20. So...
    it is absurd that the motorist doesn't want to slow down, but (at 3:30 in this video) when the motorist suggests that the cyclist slow down his response is: "You have to be F' ing kidding me".
    
    Looks like a two edged sword to me.