Cyclists get too much hate.

Especially since some of us can't drive, including me due to epilepsy, so I'm left with no choice but to cycle in a country that demands that everyone own a car. If I were to have an aura while cycling, it's way easier for me to stop, lay down, and let the seizure happen. If I were to have a seizure behind the wheel, I could get myself and/or others killed.

Speaking of death, drivers kill way more than cyclists do. Not slightly more, A LOT MORE! In 2022, cars have killed 42,514 people in the US. In other words, If a cyclist were in a bicycle lane, and you were driving next to him, you're way more of a threat to him than he is to you. And yet, the cyclist is the more hated person? Got it.

The worst thing a cyclist can do to you is mistakingly break a minor traffic rule, which at worst, will slightly inconvenience you. The worst thing a driver can do is kill people intentionally or not. Is this to say all drivers are guilty of killing people? No. But you all act like all cyclists are guilty of breaking rules or being rude just because of the actions of one individual cyclist.

Also, the cyclists I've interacted with are nicer people than drivers. There's a reason road rage is a term. Getting behind the wheel can turn even the most kind-hearted angel into a screeching demon like *snap fingers* that. Whereas getting on a bicycle, your personality remains exactly the same.