Yes. Too many riders ride like the bike is a toy and cross between a pedestrian and a dog off leash going where they want. Some riders, not many, seem to think that all cycle lanes are two way traffic for bikes. Coming down Burrad towards the bridge I see a rider coming at me. Since when I ride to work I am in the cycle lane on the other side of Burrard, I am pretty sure that the lanes are one way with traffic. Also some some dummy going west on 4th at Highbury on the wrong side. The Fuck? I find the dedicated lanes a bit confusing at least first time through. And full of idiots. pass someone and stop at the next light at the stop line and the donkey stops in front of me. And again and again. But i am labelled elitist because I feel that if you lack the skills, confidence and common sense to ride in traffic that you shouldn't ride.
Agreed a lot of cyclists are idiots … if there is one argument for licensing, it is to make people pass a basic competency test and be able to be identified and reported and tracked down when they pull stupid shit.
But really, there are idiots all over. Last week I saw someone in a pickup truck on Hastings near Boundary during 4:30 pm rush hour pull out of the leftmost (eastbound) lane into the oncoming (westbound) lane, speed past the car in front of him pull back into, eastbound lane only to come to a screeching halt at a red light at the end of the block. I hoped someone called it in.
