Bicycles, Bicycles

I must say that I do not agree with Mathew. http://texasgovvsbiz.blogspot.com/2009/12/bikes-and-cars-coexisting.html . Bicyclists should learn to respect motorists and not motorists respecting bicyclists. I don't know how many times I have gotten stuck behind a person riding their bicycle in the road (not in a bikelane) when there is a perfectly good, large sidewalk to use. Why do they feel they can take up a whole car lane to ride their bike. I believe this causes many accidents because the motorists try to switch lanes because the person on a bicycle is going slow and also the motorist does not want to pass in the same lane for fear of hitting the person on a bicycle. Yes we must teach the youth to be respecful of people on bikes, but for crying out loud bicyclists must realize they are not a majority and do not own the roads.
Yes it is true, Austin and bikes go hand in hand. But so do cars and roads. There are many great sidewalks and bike trails for bikes and even bike lanes. If there is no bike lane, stay of the road.