Why Are Cyclists So Hated...

true, apparently
http://www.dont-start-me-off.com/CelebInfo.php?celeb_id=687&SHOW_OLD_COMMENTS=true

^^"**Fucking idiot. We haven't forgotten the Oxford Roadshow either, you shitblister."

ooof**! that's harsh. From that quote I picture Mr Elms stuck under a cow on a tow boat, criticising Cliff Thorburns 'technique'.

What a nightmare ride Multi Grooves..

Meh. It is just one of those things that happen once in a while.

The people I work with project their hatred of all cyclists onto me and inform me at length of RLJs etc observed on their way to work. They also think it would be my own fault if I die because it's really too dangerous on the road and also I don't wear a helmet. This attitude has escalated to a quite ferocious level in the past year, along with the slaughter on the roads. Peak oil can't come soon enough.

Please show them numerous clips of drivers RLJing or terrible examples of bad drivers captured on helmet cams.

Positive advice at the end of your post.. That's a great message. Thanks.

No problem.

Neither me nor my wife pay VED on our cars due to our love of antique motor conveyances. Not one motorist has ever claimed we shouldn't be on the road though. Least, not that I've noticed.
If I didn't know better, I'd have to assume there's some hypocrisy going on.

Great point. I think I'll be dropping a combination of this^ and Clive's "two jags" scenario the next time some pleb says that.