The reactionary Sydney Morning Herald "journalist" Miranda Devine has written another one of those hate mongering pieces; this time about cyclists. Not unlike some other sad people such as Jeremy Clarckson, who say stupid things in the hope of getting a reaction because they believe in a school of thought where a lot of people saying bad things about you is a lot better than far fewer people saying nice things.

It all came about when some CCTV footage was released in Australia of a cyclist riding illegally on a motor-way who narrowly escaped getting run over by an overtaking bus. The CCTV footage inside the bus then showed the cyclist who had caught up to the bus abusing the driver in a very aggressive manner.

Nobody is defending the cyclist's abusive tirade but to use this incident to then make ridiculous sweeping statements without a shred of evidence is simply spreading hate and encouraging people to be even more aggressive.

For example she says;

"The road is not there to share. Roads are built for cars. Pretending otherwise is unfair to motorists and cyclists alike."

What an ignorant statement. It also ignores points of law which says that bicycles are legal vehicles that have to obey and follow road rules.

She then continues to embarrass herself by saying that gridlock is mainly caused by bike lanes; other sports enthusiasts such as joggers and rowers are far less aggressive; there is a conspiracy to create slow, unsafe roads to force us out of cars; and that cyclists behave like "jackbooted Soviets."

Whatever she's on I think she needs to go into rehab.