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@CheBeef
I used to get riled up by motorist and pedestrians but I found it ruined my mind by the time I reached my destination, getting angry during a ride just made my blood boil and put me in a bad mood.
But after coming back from cycling in France, Belgium, Holland and West Germany (geographically speaking), I had forgotten how close cars and van get to cyclist here. I got wound up quite a lot in a 2 hour journey. Again though, I have use my calm inner voice not the angry shouty voice.
I'd say it all makes for a general impression of cyclists, if one black cab u-turns without indicating or seeing a cyclist then your first though is black cab drivers are all cunts this works both ways. I don't think rage is going to do the general image of cyclist any good in the long run, and it definitely doesn't do me any good in the short run either.