I understand and agree that you have every right to be on the roads and I applaud your devotion to fitness. But what I don't get, absolutely do not understand, is the time and places that you choose to ride. Busy, narrow roads during rush hour. The time of day that drivers are the most pre-occupied and most aggressive? Why not just play Russian Roulette? You may have the right to be on the road, but a 5000 pound at 45 mph will crush your health.
We ride in traffice because Russian Roullette got boring.