The hatred towards cyclists/horse riders etc

I wish there were more cycle lanes.
But, since you asked…

I work in a small city, which has quite narrow roads leading into the town centre. Only one lane in each direction, and always delays due to lights or roadworks.
Often I’ll be waiting in traffic, and a cyclist will squeeze past on my left.
When traffic gets moving, it’s really difficult to pass them because the road is so narrow and there’s oncoming traffic . There ends up being longer lines of traffic with a cyclist at the front, holding everyone up.

I hate that they can do this. OP, wouldn’t that irritate you?

They can't be airlifted to the bridleway?

Not sure what you don't understand. Cyclist slow the traffic on the only available road.

I'll bite. I live in an area beloved by cyclists. 20 mph on winding roads with few passing places is a pain. Cyclists travelling 2 abreast are legal but again, slow the traffic from 40 to 20 mph. We can't get past you, the roads are winding.
Don't wave me on, I know the roads better than visiting cyclists and it's rarely safe.
Cyclists going to work or school, fair enough, out for your Sunday jolly? Don't expect to be popular. Cars stuck behind a peloton of cyclists won't be fans.
Horses? No problem at all.
I'm sure you're lovely in real life.

Anyone hating on anyone for something someone else did is just purely moronic, I have zero respect for people who make huge generalisations based on bad experiences with individuals.

I live in an area full of woodlands, farms, narrow roads... Busy, working full-time, juggling school drop-offs and pick-ups with the car, every day. So, do I get annoyed when I see that I will be stuck behind a cyclist for a few minutes? I will definitely sigh, I usually have somewhere to be, but will not switch to reckless mode or start swearing at the cyclist for just existing. He/she would have nothing to do with my trip, just like I don't have anything to do with theirs.
Do I hate cyclists - and you, purely for being one? Of course not. Do I hate the cyclists who are inconsiderate and go side-by-side on these narrow roads so going past them becomes impossible? You bet. I hate inconsiderate people. I am sorry, just like how I don't own the road, neither do they, and knowingly holding people up, while you have the option to make the situation different is just being self-entitled. I could not with good conscience cycle away next to my buddy, chatting about the weather while people behind us are queuing up, when and all it would take is for us to form a single file to let others go...

Why do you think you’re more important than them because you’re driving?

They find having to think about cars all the time inconvenient. You are just equal road users.

You clearly don’t understand living rurally and having no shop, school, doctors etc in our village. The only way to access any services is to drive. The single road through our village truly is a lifeline to the outside World, much more than to people who can walk to a shop or have multiple routes to choose from.

As for the delay caused by cyclists - I do cope, I have to. Doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated. The OP asked why people might dislike them as a cyclist, and I explained why.

What utter nonsense

If you aren’t looking out for cyclists and pedestrians you are a dangerous driver and shouldn’t be on the road .

The "cyclists in particular" in my post referenced the original title of this thread. I have found that horse riders are generally more considerate of other road users than cyclists.

Inconsiderate (not to say crap) drivers are of course two a penny......

Do you have a link to those stats

Supermarkets deliver, some tradespeople use cargo bikes, car share schemes can be used for trips to tips etc, humans can adapt

The fatalities are mainly due to motor vehicles, shall we not allow women out to lower the rape numbers?

Collflower and cheese

" 80 per cent of all cyclists by the age of 50 need hip and knee replacements"

No they don't. That's patently made-up nonsense.

But cyclists cost far more

Least we forget , 80 per cent of all cyclists by the age of 50 need hip and knee replacement s and cost our NHS billions , then there are around 2000 fatality s of cyclists a year on our roads , thus l am pleased l only one knee and one replacement, then not everyone can ride a bike ,due to old age and disabilities, what we do need is more accountability from cyclist by having a mandatory insurance for all bikes and a cycling license so cyclist eyes and health can be checked

No, I just don't think in such an obviously ridiculous literal manner. Obviously, not everyone can give up their cars, but you cannot argue that a lot of people couldn't, and indeed many already have swapped.

The average commute in the uk is 7 miles. That is easily coverable on a bike, and for people doing so in urban areas will likely be quicker than by car. However, it needs to be easy. If you make it a completely unnecessary pain in the arse to jump on a bike to go to work or go to the shops or whatever, people are less likely to do it.

The benefits of people on bikes are huge - less congestion, less wear and tear on the roads, less pollution, healthier, happier individuals. Lets make it as easy as possible to realise those benefits.

You don’t get people on mumsnet, in the daily Mail etc berating people for having black cars though.

You already have explained your points e.g. why you think it's ok to wave cars past, why you don't bother with high vis, how your idea of riding safely is not hitting anyone... I'm not really interested in hearing further explanations. I'm sure no one expects you to be a saint but at least consider some of the points made by other posters instead of rushing to explain them all away.

I think there is evidence that dark cars are more likely to be in accidents so it's not really fine. Given the choice I would always opt for a light coloured car.