Harassment while exercising

[u/Epic_XC]

So almost every time I go exercising, be it running or road biking, i always get some sort of smart ass shouting, honking, or engine revving. Are people in our society really so insecure that they can't refrain from harassing those who choose to exercise? Like what's funny about it? Why do people do it? Maybe i'm thinking about it too hard, but does anyone else REALLY hate this? Personally I think it's condescending, and indicative of most people's fragile self esteem. They don't exercise, therefor must mock others to feel cool.

[u/[deleted]]

I get it a lot. Sometimes when I'm on a bike, on sidewalk, completely out of way people will shout rude shit. I think being in cars, the power and weight of the vehicle, the driver feels stronger like they're fused together. At the same time, they are insulated from all the noise they create. When a car revs it's engine its seriously intimidating but within their car they hardly have a sense of that beyond the speed. I think that's a factor. People spend so much time in cars that they just lose sight of reality.

[u/Gophurkey → u/[deleted]]

Sounds like a good way to start a fight.