Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
It can't have escaped your notice that fractious relationships of all kinds and between all kinds and groups of people have, in the last two years, exploded into naked hostility bordering on and in some cases crossing over into violence. Now is not the time to express even the mildest hope or optimism for anything substantive to change (for the better) in cyclist/motorist relations.
Hope spring eternal ... but sadly, yes, I've noticed the hate-filled nature of our current culture.