[MTBikerTim]

I have to agree that there are a lot of cyclists on the road who have a death wish when it comes to not obeying the road rules. You can't stoop to their level though because they won't kill you but you can easily kill them if something goes wrong. I ride by myself mostly to and from work and the scariest thing is when I meet another cyclist as you have no idea how they will behave. They often decide to race and do incredibly stupid things like run red traffic lights.

The riding multiple people across the road is something even as a cyclist I disapprove of if not appropriate but there are times when it is. When there is a cycling lane available the cyclist should use it and at least here you are required to by law (unless there is a good reason you can't). One reason cyclists do ride multiple across instead of in a long line is that people will drive up beside the group of cyclists and turn right (for those who drive on the right) on top of them. It sounds silly but it happens to me all the time and I ride by myself mostly, in a group it gets far worse and becomes harder to avoid an accident. Sometimes it helps to ride in the middle of the road to stop cars attempting unsafe overtaking manoeuvres as well.

I am glad that everyone here seems to not be bothered by cyclist on the road. Really how much do they really slow you down even if you do have to wait for them. Normally far less then even a minute. You could easily waste more time scratching your ....