Everyone knows that the road rules don't apply to cyclists. Some of the rules that obviously don't apply are: the necessity to have front and rear lights, stopping at red lights, stop signs, pedestrian crossings, passing slow traffic in a safe manner, etc. etc.
They also seem to be exempt from insurance, registration, licences and tax.
Am I anti-cyclist? Yes, when they are on inappropriate roads and behave as though they owned the road. Even more so when they ride in squads, are dressed in Lycra, and block motor traffic by riding 2 or 3 abreast on busy roads.
I tend to agree with you.... I often feel the same as I watch these middle aged men, who think they're in the Tour de France, hold up the traffic as they pursue their hobby on the narrow lanes around me. We quite often have organised road races on open roads too - if cars did the same, we'd be arrested.
