Wednesday night I had an interesting encounter. I plopped my bike in the bike box in the left lane in front of a white Holden (because it is the safest place for me to be visible, not get cut off, hooked or close shaved and I knew I wouldn't hold them up through the intersection when the light turned green as I quickly move to the left when the light turns green to get into the short, 10m bike lane on the other side of the intersection). The driver decided to honk and intimidate me by inching the car forward into the bike box, then the passenger shouted at me to move over to the left into the gutter. The cyclist just behind and to the side of the car tried to point out to the driver and passenger that I was in the bike box and allowed to be there. The cyclist behind HIM had no idea about the rules and said that I should move across (even though the light was red).
Then, when the light actually turned green I blasted away and had moved over to let the car through... Only to see that the moron in the car had been overtaken by another car in the right hand lane who had taken off faster at the lights than him. I didn't hold anyone up at all.
To the cyclist who tried to educate the motorists - thank you for trying. To the cyclist who sided with the motorists - I hope you don't learn the hard way about sticking to the gutter and learn safer road positioning techniques.
If you feel like watching the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHxUdIR_U94 (I started it from when the car first comes along beside me, which isn't very exciting - the interesting stuff happens from 1:12)
Thursday morning I was claiming the lane in Little Bourke St (too dangerous with peds and cars to hug the gutter) and had another white car honk me to get out of his way. As I was turning just up the road I indicated as soon as he honked me, but he saved 0 seconds by trying to speed past as there was a red traffic light that he was racing towards.
Had a bit of a chuckle with other cyclists on the corner of Hoddle and Albert Streets as the drivers on Hoddle Street completely blocked BOTH directions of Albert St Thursday morning - meaning no cars could get through on our green. Of course, all the cyclists got through.
Thursday night and this morning were nice rides.
This was taken by me early morning on the MYT (near the CCF) on 5 March (I know, that was over a week ago, but I haven't looked at my phone since and now that I have this morning I thought I'd post it):
Not technically taken on the commute as it was my early morning run before the commute, but oh well.
I went home in November and just got back in mid-Feb. Did not get on a bike for 4 months 
Now I've moved nearer to to university it's a 5 minute ride for me. Have to try and get some excercise 
I helped him at the lights as his rear reflector had moved out of position and was causing a possible stack incident if it got caught on the cassette or chain. He was actually quite nice and after he realised I was faster than him it was all good.
) and continued on, albeit somewhat gingerly.
