It doesn’t matter if you are cyclist (motor or pedal), or not, you likely have an opinion about how they operate their two wheeled vehicles when they are on the road.  Motorcyclists sometimes do some strange things on the roads simply because they can, and cyclists do as well; although motivations may be slightly different.  When it comes to cyclists the single largest complaint that motorists have is that they should act and behave like a motor vehicle when on the road and not be a “pedestrian” one moment and a vehicle the next depending upon on which title better suits them at the moment.  Some cyclists believe that they should be able to take advantage of their mobility because they have to pay attention to everyone while cycling because they are the ones likely to get hurt or injured in any incident.

Regardless of where you land on the cyclist question of sharing the road or attitude, I think the biggest issue is of general uncertainity of how the cyclist is going to act and that uncertainty creates problems.  With other motor vehicles on the road there is more certainty about the expected behavours that the other drivers will follow.  Generally, there won't be passing on the shoulders, or squeezing between two lanes of traffic.  You expect other vehicles to stop at red lights and stop signs and to follow standard road etiquette for four ways stops.  But with cyclsits, that certainty of behviour and action is not present which creates anxiety in others and even more uncertainty.

Could you imagine for moment how you would feel that when you are at work that you didn't know if someone is going to follow the procedure or standard practice for a job?  Can you imagine the confusion, anxiety and potetnial incidents that those erratic behaviours might cause?  This is why we follow procedures, and train and drill on them to ensure we get them right - it reduces anxiety and uncertainty about behaviours and helps to assure a sucessful and safe outcome. If instead everyone just went about their daily work in whatever manner they deemed apprpriate, the likelihood of an accident and someone getting hurt would increase significantly, let alone the impact on overall productivity.  This is, in part, why we do work in a certain way, it reduces risk because we are all on the same page and have consistent expectations about how others are going to behave.  Things simply work better.  So don’t be that metaphorical cyclist who is all over the map, instead be that person who can be counted on to follow the procedure, communicate their intent and through their actions and behviours helps to keep everyone at the jobsite safe.