Although I appreciate cyclists' contribution to conservation of resources, I have always been baffled by this whole "share the road" attitude. How does it make sense to have someone riding on a flimsy bike amongst the sometimes monstrous vehicles that many people drive? Most bike riders cannot keep up with the speed limit, and thus hold up traffic and force people to swerve around them. I have seen a great number of cyclists ignoring the rules of the road, speeding past cars lined up at a red light, only forcing them to swerve around the biker again when the light turns green. Also, if the bikes are going to be on the road, they should have to be licensed, shouldn't they? It only makes sense, as other "vehicles" such as boats and snowmobiles have to do so. I just don't think that pretending bikes are the same as cars and have a "right to the road" is very practical.