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@Daniel4: would you mind sharing your experience concerning those violent reactions ? Personally, no one ever reacted violently when i gave him an advice for his own safety. When i catch a car that has just put me in danger and i shout at him, they usually apologise. I never use vulgar language, though.

@DrIsotope: i didn't follow on what basis do you claim that every adult knows right from wrong ? i didn't know right from wrong when i rode without a light, i survived, miraculously. I have a big scar on my face. I am glad i was a helmet-nanny at that time. If i knew at that moment that riding without a taillight would lead to that accident, i would have opted for a train. Now i know : no light = no ride.
Maybe that's civic attitude to share one's lessons ? Isn't that what culture is about ?
Speaking of law, i expect car drivers to deal with me as if they were dealing with a car : that's the only way to be safe on the road. If we are not respecting the same rules, how can you ever imagine car drivers will respect us ?

@rumrunn6 : that's exactly what i'm talking about, simple things that can improve other's safety. The other day i was escorting at night a young cyclist because he didn't have taillights on a dark busy highway. I asked him why he didn't even wear a helmet ? He said he was afraid about his hairdo. Young people have to be told about what is important and what is not. Cool-looking shouldn't come their minds before Surviving.

@wphamilton : can you please elaborate your statement ? What is the correlation between advising others and superficial understanding ?

@ThermionicScott : i wasn't aware we were talking about scolding other cyclists. Do you care for other cyclists' safety when you encounter them on the road ? Have you had any experience with advising them ?

@Hypno Toad : don't you think avoiding colorful words can yield better results ?