To wonder why consideration and common sense seem to take a back seat nowadays

[Vintagejive]

"there's no law against it"

"I'm perfectly within my rights"

"I'm not breaking any rules"

I'm so fed up of seeing and hearing those excuses being trotted out to justify annoying or inconsiderate behaviour. Laws and rules often decide the 'minimum' standard of behaviour required in different situations, but AIBU to think that individuals should be capable of assessing the situation they're in and working out whether they're being rude, thoughtless, infringing on someone else or whatever without always having to have a regulation to dictate how they behave?

Arrrrgh. The point I was making was not about the rights of wrongs of the cyclist but the point that the cyclist said 'I didn't know it was illegal' as if there should be a sign telling him it was a stupid idea rather than using his own judgement as an adult.

YANBU OP. No common sense, no consideration and rampant stupidity are rife.