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aberkok has said almost exactly what I would have said on this issue.
I live on a one-way street, there have been many times where I have almost been run down by cyclists riding the wrong way. One time when I called out to one, after he almost ran me down, he came back and confronted me. He said he could ride where he wanted. I pointed out that there was a street one block over that went in the direction he wished to go. He got seriously in my face. What a maroon.
There needs to be serious education on the part of BOTH cyclists and drivers. BOTH need to be clear of the rules of co-existence.
While I have seen cyclists that break the law I have seen just as many driver who are oblivious to cyclists. When I was a bike courier I was almost killed by stupid drivers many times. If I hadn't been driving defensively on my bike I wouldn't be here...
Two prime examples:
1) a taxi cab drifting towards the curb squished me off the road, he was oblivious to what he'd done. Luckily there were no newspaper boxes or pedestrians on the sidewalk when I jumped the curb to escape
2) lady getting out of her car in a no parking zone (she was getting out to go and buy a coffee) I failed to see that she was getting out. I hit her car door and rolled into the traffic. The front tire of a bus stopped a foot or two from my head.
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