Funny thing is, even in Maine – where the largest city in the state has approximately 66,000 people – cyclists are a nuisance. I love biking, I think more people should bike and there should be more commuters who cycle. And there are tons of bike lanes and bike paths all around Southern Maine. But there is also a huge lack of enforcement of the laws. As someone who mostly gets around by car, cyclists drive me nuts. There aren’t a lot of highways here, but there are a lot of routes. Rt. 1 and Rt. 88 are especially popular with joggers, motorists, dogs, babies, and cyclists. These two heavily traveled routes are always busy, except maybe very late a night. And even though there are dedicated bike lanes on almost all of the said routes, the cyclists are never in them. They are always in the road. I understand why you want to ride that white line. But you are putting yourself and others in danger. One cyclist in the road is bad enough, but often they are in PACKS. And they like to ride two, three, or even four abreast. Which literally means there is no room for cars or anyone else really on the road. This makes me insane.

I support cycling, but cyclists everywhere need to drop the sanctimonious attitude and realize that they too have to “share the road”.