My response was that my safety was more important than a brief delay. The reply to that was question if my safety was more important than another driver’s safety.

The original post-person seemed to have confused convenience and delay with safety.

Patrick, you may be misinterpreting other road users feelings and reactions. My experiences have been ninety-nine percent positive, as I am predictable and consistent. The number of negative interactions have been reduced by about ninety percent as well. Even in the heaviest morning traffic, drivers have no problem with consistent and predictable cyclists.

“Other commuters will thank you for not unnecessarily delaying them” That really seems dreamy to me, where did you read this bull hockey.

In the history of the world a solo bicyclist has never delayed other commuters in reaching their destination. At most a bicyclist may cause a motorist to slow for 30 seconds, therefor waiting 30 seconds less at the next red light, which is much longer than that.

However, car drivers do a fine job of delaying each other every day. I-4 in Orlando has hours of delay every single weekday. There are no bicyclists on I-4.

When I claimed my $30 bicycle as 5-year straight-lined depreciated equipment, my accountant protested. “You can’t claim a bicycle that way!”

I explained that I didn’t own a car and I since I charged by the hour it made sense to charge my customers less money than if I walked, by using a bicycle.

He said, “Perfect.” and applied the six dollar a year depreciation to my income. I was on financial aid and I was “working my way” through college. I needed every damn break I could get.