I used to follow all the rules of the road and stayed in bike lanes for my safety. After so many trucks seeing how close they could get to me while flooring it and spraying me with exhaust, I stopped riding on streets. Too many hit and runs never closed, and all those people gambling with my life, I stopped riding except on trails. I love doing triathlons so for me it was not riding to commute but riding for fitness. But yeah people suck in general.