What is it with grumpy cyclists? In last Saturday's Driven, I noted that it was a bit dangerous to let schoolkids hone their competitive cycling ambitions on main roads during rush hour.
Apparently, this makes me "a cock who deep down does think roads are only for motorists", according to
one nice chap who emailed me.
While many commenters on nzherald.co.nz agreed that training on Tamaki Drive was a dangerous practice, others saw my suggestion as a direct attack on cyclists.
I have nothing against cyclists, and while I gave up pedal power many years ago, there's no argument from me that we've all got to share the same road.
The aggression between cyclists and motorists is counter-productive to all road users, and some sort of middle ground is necessary. We can toot horns, shake fists and scream obscenities at each other, but the fact of the matter is not much is going to change.
