Are you mad....lol
Actually, EdudBor is RobDude spelled backwards. My name is Rob, and I'm male (last I checked).
I know its fun to play internet tough guy; but let's be serious here. First, you never have the right to 'wail the ****' out of someone. Legally, you have a right to *defend yourself* with an appropriate level of force. What that specifically means will be up to the judge and/or jury; but there is no law that says 'If a guy tries to hurt you, you can beat the **** out of him'. You can use enough force to defend yourself. Anymore and you are guilty of a crime.
Aside from the fact that, legally, you can't 'wail the ****' out of someone...I find it hard to believe you - or anyone - is capable of what you are claiming to be able to do. Have you even broken a car window? While riding a bicycle? While the car is moving?
We can turn this into an e-pissing contest all day long; and I'd rather not, so I'll just say this...the kind of guy who will try to scare a bicycle rider or force him off the road is also the kind of guy who is likely to have a weapon (knife/gun/etc...) in his vehicle. And while you are putzing around with your karate chop to break his window, he needs to turn his steering wheel only a matter of inches and his car will be on top of you.
Anyway, I'm interested to know where you live? I'm guessing it's a very urban area, where there are plenty of alternate routes available to you? I grew up in the Chicago land area, and a few months ago, I probably would have agreed with you. But now I live in Northern CO, and it's a very bicycle friendly area, Loveland, Fort Collins, and Windsor all have a great choice of roads and trails. The problem is, in between these towns - especially going from Fort Collins to Windsor; there is, quite literally, two roads that you can take. Two. There is an interstate (I-25) that runs North/South that you must cross to get from one town to the next. There are two roads (both are single lane highways, no shoulder, no bike paths). Heck, a lot of the roads out here aren't even paved. Gravel roads?!
Now, you can insult my driving all you want, but there are sections (fairly large sections) of road/bridge that are even narrower than the typical lane. These are often poorly maintained roads, with sand/dirt/gravel at the edges. The bicyclist can't even ride full to the right-hand side; and because these are high traffic roads, especially during rush hour (which is when I'm on them) it's damn difficult to safely pass a biker.
And that is why I don't like bicycle riders. They negatively affect me. They slow me down. They provide me with no benefit (as I've discussed before). The net effect here, is - No Pro's, Small Con's. Over all, I'd be happier if there were no bicycle riders. And before you get all upset and say that bicycles have equal rights to the road...well, let's be honest about that too. Bicycles *don't* have equal rights to the road.
I know, I know, this is a cycling forum and people are going to be upset. Whatever. Be reasonable and really think about this for a second. Can you ride your bicycle on an expressway/interstate? No. It's illegal. That alone, means you do not have the same rights as a motorvehcile. Why is it illegal to ride a bicycle on an interstate? Because it's DANGEROUS! But why is it dangerous? It's dangerous because bicycle riders are going to be doing between 10-30 mph and the cars will be doing up to 90mph. The greater the difference in speed between the two objects, the greater the risk.
Bicycles are a minor annoyance to me when they are on roads that do not accommodate them. Roads with no bike lane, no shoulder, and speed limits (or average traffic speeds) well in excess of what a bicycle can do. I, without passing or being passed, drive at 60 mph or so, for a stretch of 4-5 miles each morning. It's a single lane road, with no shoulder, not even a curb, and no bicycle lane. There are several bridges (each with a 'Caution: Narrow' sign). And, there is a lot of traffic, making passing very difficult.
Again, you can insult my driving all you want; but *I* feel unsafe when dealing with these bicycle riders. If I, god forbid, accidently hit a cyclist; I'm looking at a very large financial burden and, if the poor guy is seriously hurt (or worse, killed); I could see that causing some emotional-type issues. If I leave too much room on my right, and I clip an oncoming car; well, obviously, that's bad too. Even slowing down to keep pace with the bicycle rider until he clears a bridge quickly causes a large traffic backup.
Inside of the towns around here, all of the roads have a bit of extra space before the curb; and many have designated bike lanes. There are 1 or 2 roads that have sections of 40 mph (and those are mutli-lane roads, with bike lanes), the rest have even lower speed limits. On those roads, I'm simply indifferent towards cyclists. They have space to do their thing, I have space to do my thing.
So, say what you will about me personally; but personal attacks rarely do anything to change someone's opinion. But, the fact remains that, in some cases bicyclists are a minor annoyance and in no case are they a benefit to me, directly.
I'll continue to drive the same way I drive, and I'll continue to be slightly annoyed each time I run into a bicyclist on a road that makes it difficult for myself and other motor vehicles to navigate, and I'll continue to avoid roads on my bicycle where I know there is not space for myself to fit, nor space for cars to comfortably pass me. And you can continue to break windows and spray bear repellant in the eyes of people operating motor vehicles