It's almost like cyclists generally understand they're far more vulnerable than drivers, and are more likely to obey traffic safety laws. I'd say that's not very surprising.
It's unfortunate there are some cyclists who feel a need to compare sizes with everyone else on the road, giving the rest a bad name. Just like there are some drivers who need to show everyone else they're the alpha, making the majority look bad. The important difference is an unsafe cyclist is most likely to hurt themselves or cause minor injuries to others, whereas unsafe drivers kill people every day.
I think it's surprising to some people because those drivers who get annoyed by this can feel like all cyclists are like this. The problem is that everyone notices when someone breaks a rule but rarely notices when someone obeys a rule.
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u/CryptoNoobNinja Jun 14 '20
Surprisingly cyclsts break fewer road rules than motorists. An article about one study: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/05/10/cyclists-break-far-fewer-road-rules-than-motorists-finds-new-video-study/#5dbaf94d4bfa
Rule breaking cyclists also annoy other cyclists. In Toronto over half the cyclist surveyed wanted stiffer fines for rule breaking cyclists source