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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I don't get is how confrontational bikers are to drivers. I witnessed a man pull over in bike lane to confront a woman driver who was parking in front of the Dunkin Donuts on Lee Highway at 8:30AM bc she almost cut him off. She did signal and he was far enough behind her that she could safely move over to park but he flipped out. He almost caused an accident by stopping in bike lane and pulling up next to her window--literally blocked her from opening her car door. Insane.[/quote]

Since you were not riding, you may not have been able to judge whether he was safe or not - plus on Lee Highway, swerving around is not a safe option I guess.

Also I don't think you realize how many times in the course of a single commute we see drivers doing something illegal and/or dangerous, and even how many times we are actually endangered.  You can reach a breaking point.

You also probably don't notice the times drivers honk at people on bikes (or at other drivers stopping for them) or do a "punishment pass".  Or you know, rail against cyclists on line, at public meetings, etc.  [/quote]

I'm the PP and I was right behind the car and the biker and witnessed the entire event. It was not safe for him to stop in bike lane during rush hour traffic to try to confront the driver. My question is [b]where is this confrontational behavior coming from[/b]? This is not the first time I have seen this type of exchange and it it always initiated by the biker.[/quote]

From sharing the road with people who endanger you while they're driving - sometimes deliberately, sometimes by just not paying attention. That can make people touchy.

You know how, when you're walking, and someone turns right in front of you and you have to jump back, or goes through the red light just when you were about to start on the walk signal, or doesn't stop for you even though you were in the marked crosswalk, or blows past you faster than the speed limit and splashes puddle water on you? It's like that, only all the time because you're riding in the road (unless you ride on the sidewalk, which has its own hazards).

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But the confrontation escalates an already bad situation and can endanger even more human beings. I do not understand why that behavior is justified ever.[/quote]

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