The indignation towards bikers is pretty crazy around here, as there are a ton of people on bikes and a ton of people who hate all the assholes on bikes. There are just enough cyclists who are total dicks to make a fair few drivers feel justified in their hatred.

I talked to a guy at a stop light who yelled at me for riding on the road instead of a sidewalk. I actually had a good reply to this one. I said that I ride really really far every single day, the time it takes for him to move over slightly to go past me... about 5 seconds total... does not compare to how much longer it would take me if I stuck to the sidewalk for all of my commute where there is even one available. Plus my balls are already sore from riding 40 miles a day and all the ups and downs from the sidewalk would be like pounding my nuts with a rag over the head of a rubber mallet for 2 hours a day....

My last argument, after all this failed to sway the guys opinion, was to go fuck himself.