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I skateboard so I guess I'm good
I road cycled for years, I always followed the street rules.  Always.  Red light means red light. 
I have so many cycling friends who get into accidents and other conflicts with drivers, and yet they think it’s stupid to stop at a red light.  They just don’t connect these two things >

Most bikers I encounter are complete idiots. Like I'd be driving normally and out of nowhere comes a biker on a crosswalk in full speed. Now, I appreciate bikers who actually stop and make eye contact with me as I'm driving towards the crosswalk but man, it's either that or the biker almost dies because I have no time to brake.
And what's up with all the bikers going like 5 kmh IN THE MIDDLE of a road when there's a dedicated sidewalk for bikers right next to them? Drives me insane. >

It seems like most bikers because of observation bias.
If you follow the rules as you should, you’re unmemorable.
As for the sidewalks - its actually less safe on the sidewalk. >

Interesting. Dangerous situations are more valuable to remember, and I remember tons of irresponsible bikers. It is in fact observation bias. But I'm always happy to see those who pay close attention to traffic, and I do remeber some of them aswell. >

Well the same goes for driving.  How many cars do you remember when they haven’t done anything? But you tend to remember the ones who do something dumb >

Yeah it can be applied to anything really. >

As a cyclist in one of the most bike-dense cities in the world, I hate cyclists too. If I could avoid getting myself hurt, I’d be ramming at least ten of them a day just to teach a lesson about ignoring rules and common sense. >

Amsterdam? Copenhagen? >

Copenhagen. It’s a wonderful bike city but the people are incredibly self-centered. >

I had high expectations from cyclists when I first visited the city, after all it is heralded as a cycling paradise and, well, let’s say it looked a lot more like the rest of the world and mainly because of the personal behavior of cyclists.
My local friend justified it, stating that it’s because danish are more temperamental than all other Scandinavians: an explanation that I really didn’t know what to do with… >

If “temperamental” means “a bunch of egotistical [insert unflattering body part]”, he’s right. >

You make it sound like a war zone. I live in Copenhagen and most of the time biking around the city is very pleasant. Except for the food delivery scooters, they can 🤬 off. >

I guess it depends on how often and where you’re going. If you have places to be each and every day and want to get there effectively, people ignoring general rules and courtesies of the road are a pain. If you’re one of the types listening to podcasts with a latte in one hand and a phone in the other just trudging along, it’s probably fine. >

Same! I love walking. Where I live on popular trails, there are bike lanes, but the cyclists will just ride wherever they. They don’t care and won’t let you know they’re coming. They’ll get pissy if you don’t just automatically know they’re coming up from behind you. If you do much as step foot in the bike lane, they get mad, but have no problems riding side by side outside the bike lane. >

Same here! So much for my pleasant walk on the beautiful Trail. They sneak up and when they're almost on top of me, a loud voice yells "On your left!"  They startle the shit out of me and cause me to jump sky high!  😡 >

It’s literally the law to say that. This thread is all about hating them no matter if they follow the law or not. >

Is it possible to do that without sneaking up on them and startling the shit out of them by yelling real loud? And then cutting is close to them as you possibly can without hitting them? >

Hello. 
My useless comment to this post is here :D
So, i work in the accidents department of a big insurance company. My country is very strickt about the road rules, meaning:
Our company estimates (is this the right word?) that around 82% of accidents involving cyclists, are to blame on the cyclist. Since there are expecific places on the road for you to ride your bike, even if it's not a bike lane.
I remember a case where 3 dudes were just cycling, outside of town and they were literally on the middle of the road. the place where they were is full of curves and has very little visibility, so they were riding side by side, middle of the road, comes a car, hits not one, but the 3 of them because they scared the person and she just swerved the car.
They sued her and us (insurance) 2 times. Lost both and had to pay for all damage done on the car by their own bodys >

This sounds like something that happened near by my home town, are you in Ontario? >

no XD portugal >

God its so much worse that it's happened in multiple places.
In ours I think the driver killed one of the cyclists, then sued the family for emotional damage >

My biggest gripe about cyclists is that there is always some danger when you encounter them on the road, either as a pedestrian or motorist. Now, part of it isn’t their fault. At least here in the US, not much of the infrastructure is made for bicycles. But cyclists are constantly breaking the rules of the road (or sidewalk) to get where they’re going faster. Blowing red lights, leaving the bike lane to use the sidewalk, splitting lanes. I always clench a little when I approach one, wondering if this is the day I can’t get out of the way. >

We have that same problem, but then a million times worse, because I live in The Netherlands. You probably know about our proud cycling culture (the Amsterdam stereotype). And yes, cyclists here are just as bad as the ones you describe, but there’s a lot more of them here. And oh yeah, traffic laws are almost always in their favor. >

I found driving in the towns of the Netherlands so hard. Not just because I was on the wrong side of the road 😉 but because I just wasn’t used to sooo many cyclists coming from all directions, always faster than me and passing on both sides. Even as I was signalling to leave a roundabout at one point about three cyclists rode past on the inside. I really struggled to keep up with them all, which of course means I drove slower and thus even more bikes passed me! >

Yes that is of course very difficult, however as a Dutchman I’m used to cyclists, so of course we struggle a lot less. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that cyclists do cause a lot of issues because of their careless behavior, and because as drivers we have to accommodate them. That one sided ‘deal’ that we have makes it very difficult to deal with them.
All in all I’m happy we have so many cyclists as it’s good for the environment. But the utopian mindset of cyclists being a gift to the world is just stupid. Especially when you consider that mostly Americans who drive on wide open roads with barely any cyclists around are the ones praising cyclists in my country all the time. Also, cyclists annoy the hell out of pedestrians as well, so it’s not just about motorists. >

Cyclists treat red lights like stop signs and stop signs like yield signs (at best). They’re not allowed on sidewalks but do it anyway. Fuckin hate cyclists. >

Everything you said is completely legal in Denver and sidewalks are illegal , but drivers constantly scream at cyclists to ride there >

Cyclist can roll stop signs and run red lights in Denver? What the fuck? >

I’d have no problem if cyclist had respect for other road users. where I live there are cycle lanes, but most cyclists are on the road or pavements, they ignore red lights etc. 
If you want to cycle please make it’s safe for yourself and others around you. >

Exactly my thoughts >

Honestly, selfish assholes exist everywhere but a selfish asshole on a bicycle does a lot less damage than a selfish asshole in a car.  
EDIT: OP's also downvoting everyone who disagrees with him, just fyi. >

As a pedestrian, I hate everyone who's not a pedestrian... And some pedestrians too. >

There's a reason so many cyclists die each year, they all seem to pick and choose which laws they want to follow. Its always safer to assume they'll do whatever they want and everyone else needs to adapt to them. >

As a driver downtown, I don't worry at all about pedestrians at intersections, I can turn my head and assume they will be maybe five feet closer to my car when I look back, (and I trust they won't sprint towards me when I look away, at their own peril), but bikes, they ride so fast, that in the short time I turn my head to check for oncoming traffic, a bike could materialize right beside / infront me, and I risk hitting them or them hitting the side of my car. And that's even in their designated bike lane, that I have to pass through to clear the intersection. And if I drive into a ped at three miles per hour, they will just hit my hood with their fist and call me a stupid motherfucker, or whatever makes them feel justice was served, but if I bump the bike, it will be a big crash, the bicyclist will be all curled up in a ball on the ground, I'll be the bad guy in the eyes of the law and anyone nearby, and I'll probably be late as fuck to wherever it is I'm trying to go to.