Agree with Stim & Spleen above. I'd rather see an "agressive" (confident? safe?) cyclist occupying the centre of the lane (as he is entitled to do) than one being driven onto the dangerous ruts and holes often littering the side of the road, by a car user who believes that by virtue of the loud noise and pollution they create, that they own the road.

As a pedestrian who has been used to village life (with little or no pavement on many lanes) being progressively dominated by speeding commuters -who in fact never so much as set foot in the village beyond their double garage doors- I also would contend that most motorists are in fact barely ever pedestrians.