> It’s not cyclists who feel the need to bring a climate-controlled metal protection bubble onto the road with them

what foes that even mean?

do you live in the woods and only feed yourself with carcasses?

> Fear of other road users is in part what is fueling the SUV boom.

maybe in America

here it's micro cars that are booming

because after all SUV are stupid cars for stupid rich people with small dicks

> what foes that even mean?

Your implication is that cyclists who don’t want to be close-passed are wimps who shouldn’t be on the road. You used the term “safe space”, which is usually pejorative. My point is that those cyclists are braver than the drivers who wouldn’t be on the road without a protective, climate-controlled bubble (their vehicle).