Although anyone in a situation where they might get seriously injured or killed in an accident caused by someone else is always going to get upity if there's a near-miss.
^This.
I find I'm a fairly docile cyclist when no cars/buses/taxis/vans/lorries are trying to run me off the road and no pedestrians wander out into the street in front of me without looking and magically expect me to stop.[/QUOTE]
My 2p worth. If you endanger another person through an act of fuckwittery then you have to accept a bit of verbal regardless of your mode of transport, no?
^This.
I find I'm a fairly docile cyclist when no cars/buses/taxis/vans/lorries are trying to run me off the road and no pedestrians wander out into the street in front of me without looking and magically expect me to stop.[/QUOTE]
My 2p worth. If you endanger another person through an act of fuckwittery then you have to accept a bit of verbal regardless of your mode of transport, no?