Where I come from roads are for motor vehicles and anything below 15mph shares the path/sidewalk. The national law started fucking with that and I've argued with my partner, who wants to follow the rules, against me, who thinks the rules are stupid and dangerous.

I went cycling with her recently, once, and while following her rules and the law, had three pricks. One in a car committed a blind hump overtake well above the speed limit to get past us - only incredibly dangerous - and two white van men were impatient also, one of which, at a traffic light, revved engine scaring my partner and pissing me off. I am a defiant person so I fight a threat. In this case I only took more time speeding up and flipped him off, because you know, I left my weapons at home. Bro nearly busted his engine to intimidate us, only to turn left and not even be slowed down by us.

Now she's scared to cycle because it's too dangerous on the road - duh - and she's also experienced pedestrian pricks too. It's not an apocalyptic or feudal era but you have to prepare to be assaulted before going out all the same.