Here is a link to a long, reasonably balanced, well-written article in
the Sunday New York Time (bizarrely, from the Fashion and Style section)
about motorist/cyclists conflicts in these times of a sharp increase in
the number of bicycle commuters:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/fashion/10bikewars.html?ex=1219032000&en=f6dd824c6b5bc99f&ei=5070&emc=eta1
Personally, I don't see any negative changes in the way motorists have
been treating me on the road (I do most of my riding in Seattle, though,
where the numbers have long been higher than national averages). And I
haven't noticed an increase in bone-headed newbie cyclists, either.
Presumably, the trend is real-- the article cites some numbers. But now
that gasoline is down below $4 again (at least in the Seattle market),
maybe the reported uptick in bicycle commuting will downtick again.
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