Cars and Bicycles – Can’t we all just get along

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen R. Covey

It can be difficult to live by the the quote above, especially when you have a strong emotion towards something.  People who have to commute daily really have strong emotions about traffic.  Especially for that jerk that just cut you off, and why is that cyclist in traffic when there’s a bike lane just for them.  It seems that cyclists and drivers are typically at odds.  While the infrastructure is getting better for cyclists and motorists to coexist, there is still more that can be done.  Below is a video I found that’s from a cyclist’s point of view.  It’s really good and it even explains why the cyclist needs to be in traffic, even when there is a bike lane.