A summary of the complaints:
- we take up the roads which we don't pay for (except that nearly all of us do)
- we look unattractive in lycra, which offends other people (which should be our problem)
- we don't move back the furniture in cafes (because, you know, it's so hard to move it)
- we should all have mandatory licence plates so cops can chase down the poor road users and fine them (because, you know, that totally happens when cyclists complain about cars. Oh, and they're not busy enough already)
- we are objecitonable for unspecified reasons
It's a good chance to introduce people to the Good Roads Movement (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Roads_Movement) which defeats the argument that cars are the main reason for roads.
Also, can we rejoice that a reasonably sized newspaper not only did a positive feature article about cyclists on its front page, it also then continued it inside *and* did a feature in the liftout on why cycling and coffee are inherently bonded? I certainly didn't think I'd see the day that happened.
PS: first post (yay), but been lurking for a while. Roadie slowly discovering the light of XC.
