I would jsut love to have a day when undercover bike cops simply road around the streets, and issued tickets to all the a**holes out there.
My biggest pet peeve is people who don't realize that it is illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk (PA anyway), and then they are always yelling "get out of the road."
Additionally, a bicycle is considered a vehicle accoridng to the PA Motor Vehicle Code, and technically, a car could be ticketed for passing a bike in a no passing zone. Too many times I've seen some idiot trying to pass a pack of cyclist climbing a hill, car comes in oncoming traffic lane, and the passing car forces a pack of bikes of the road trying to get back in his lane.
The suburbs are 1000 times worse than the city too. Without cycling experience you would think it to be the opposite.
I've taken to carryting Mace with me when I ride, too many times you get pissed off ignorant dicks who jump out of the car yelling and screaming. The "I'm a cop, get back in your car before I call for officer needs assistance" is only going to work so many times.
I've also begun stocking up on water bottles, I chuck them at bad drivers now. I am just so sick of bad drivers. I almost got clipped coming home from my ride on Sunday (after my other 2 mishaps this weekend). I wish I can sprint like I did after that car next season because I'll win lots of races. I hit 41 mph on a flat road trying to catch this car, I have to admit, after the weekend I had I was planning on smashing some tailights, especially after she gave me the finger when I yelled at her for almost hitting me. I never did catch her though, cars go faster than 41 mph and can sustain their speed alot longer than I can
*RANT OVER*