Solo Drivers should be appreciative of buses, bicyclists, pedestrians and carpoolers -not resentful

[GiaGiovanni]

39. You're saying that bikes should not have to follow traffic laws

That is problem. The road is actually a dangerous location: flammable projectiles weighing thousands of pounds avoid infinite numbers of collisions only because the traffic laws are uniform and everyone is expected to follow them (and, for the most part, people do.) If, suddenly, you are giving a cyclist leeway to break those rules, you put everyone in danger.

Even the most conscientious of drivers can miss a bike darting out from between parked cars, speeding through a stale red light, or weaving in and out of traffic. In the dark, it's even worse, especially when cyclists either neglect to have any lighting at all, or have mounted a light so distracting that it interferes with everyone's vision. (I saw one bicycle light recently that had almost a strobe effect. Yes, the cars saw that light in the dark, but they couldn't tell what it was and it caused some distracted driving.)

If you can't follow the traffic laws, stay off the road. If your human powered vehicle is not enough to keep up with a major highway, ride the side streets. If bicycling to work catches on, then perhaps we will need special "express lanes" for bikes only with a different set of rules. And, of course, cyclists will have to carry bike insurance, for the times the collide with other cyclists or pedestrians. That would truly be responsible cycling.