Cycling in Waterloo Region

[Bob_McBob]

I didn't put words in anyone's mouth. If I post about an incident involving a cyclist and people immediately chime in with what the cyclist did wrong, and how they don't behave that way then yes, I'll "pontificate" about that observation. This kind of thing is a particular concern in the cycling community, where people seem conditioned to automatically distance themselves from other cyclists doing anything that the public could perceive as bad. The most vulnerable road users should not be throwing each other under a bus at the drop of a hat because of public scrutiny, but that's exactly what happens, and it makes it harder to have real discussions about improving road safety. Quite frankly it's stressful posting anything in this thread because I know a bunch of people are probably going to jump down my throat over some perceived slight instead of taking the time to actually discuss the issue.