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I was constantly riding a bike from around 6 years old until well after I obtained my drivers licence.....'56 - late '60's and didn't sell my last bike until around 12 years ago. We rode with some very specific "rules" ..........have respect for motor vehicles, of any sort. Clearly use hand signals to indicate your intentions, DON'T ride two abreast and have an understanding of basic road rules.......a "STOP" sign means just that, same with traffic lights, etc., etc.
With a tad over 50 years of driving cars, in more recent years, I've gradually come to understand the emergence of the angst between the cycling fraternity and motorists, I have honestly lost count of the instances of cyclists, regardless of whether they're part of the lycra brigade or general people riding to and from work, that appear to believe that they are beyond, not only the rules of the road, but beyond being expected to have any degree of either common sense or respect for other road users regardless of what mode of transport they are using. For too many, the above mentioned Stop signs, traffic lights, etc., are nothing more than an inconvenience to be ignored, there seems to be a total lack of any thought of self-preservation.
AndrewJ nailed it, it is beyond time that laws were changed to ensure that anyone who used a "wheeled" means of transport was able to be made accountable for their actions.
Unfortunately, as an ex cyclist, I have to say that a large group of the current vocal generation appear to have a philosophy of "being always wronged but never wrong.
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