If you’re a considerate cyclist who attempts to cooperate with automotive traffic you’re fine by me. But, being in California I’m certain you’re aware of the sort of cyclists who have FReepers riled up. Riding four abreast blocking a whole lane during rush hour, blowing through red lights, arrogant and intentionally disruptive. They aren’t conservative, they hate cars and want to cause problems. I’ve tangled with them in the Bay Area myself, they were whistle-blowing prissy control freaks who attacked merely because of the car I had rented to drive down to Monterrey, no other reason at all.
What kind of car did you rent? A Humvee?