Have you ever wondered why we motorcyclists seemed to be sneered upon, by all the other motorists on the road" Despite paying our fair share of road tax, we?re hated almost as much as cyclists, and I?ve often wondered why. So I?ve had a really good think about it, and I think I?ve figured it out. This is my best guess as to why (some) people hate motorcyclists.

The green eyed monster

I think it was Shakespeare that said ?O Beware, my Lord, of jealousy; It is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.? Sounds like something he would say, doesn?t it" And he?s got a point. Because I?m positive there are a lot of people that look down their noses at us motorcyclists when we nip past them in a queue of traffic, not because they really dislike us, not deep down, but because they are utterly jealous of us. They?re going to be late for work, and we?re not. They might have to sit in that queue of traffic for another hour, we won?t. Maybe they sit in that queue of traffic every morning and every evening. We don?t. I can see why that would make anyone jealous.
I can also see why having a really cool bike parked in the garage would make someone insanely jealous. Perhaps they can?t afford a bike, or choose to spend their money on something else. But that won?t stop some being jealous. And as we all know ?Jealousy seldom sparketh but distain.? I think that one might have been The Old Testament. Or I might have just made it up myself, I?m not s...