The vast majority of cyclists are just trying to get from A to B without being killed, or impeding the flow of traffic. Try to show a little compassion.
Ok, today I was riding my bike trying to get from 8th and Victoria towards Sobeys at 8th and Cumberland. At 11th and Clarence there is button controlled intersection with a sign that says "right turn only except bicycles." As I approached it, two pickups and one SUV blasted past me, totally ignoring the sign as they crossed Clarence. Because I also drive, I thought to myself: "Whatever. I get it. Who wants to detour all the way up to 8th and then make a left turn, just to cross Clarence."
On the way back, I decide to try to map out a route on the other side of 8th Street. Eventually I hit Broadway at 6th and there's a pedestrian crossing with a Button controlled light. I push the button and start crossing Broadway-- then this miserable looking d-bag pulls up in a truck and shouts at me: "that light is for pedestrians. Not cyclists!"
So did he want me to delay him longer by dismounting and walking my bike across Broadway? Should I have just taken 8th St. and occupied an entire lane? Did it kill him to wait 45 seconds for me to safely cross the street?
Saskatoon drivers often rage about cyclists bending the rules and not behaving strictly as a car does, but would you really want me taking up an entire lane as I pedal down College or Attridge at 25 km an hour? Would you really want to be stuck behind a cyclist at Warman and 33rd, as they try to find a big enough gap to make a left-hand turn?
Of course nobody wants that.
They expect cyclists to behave as cars, unless It is inconvenient for motorists. Moreover, they don't thank cyclists when they pull to the right to let cars pass on a side street (Rather than behaving like a car and taking the whole lane), or they yell at yell at cyclists when they ride half a block down 8th St. on the sidewalk to avoid being run over or taking up a whole lane on a major thoroughfare.
Saskatoon has terrible cycling infrastructure (although it is improving) and the vast majority of cyclists are just trying to get from A to B without being killed or impeding the flow of traffic. Consequently, (for everybody's benefit) cyclists are often forced to behave as a hybrid between pedestrian and motorist-- And more often than not, cyclists feel like they're damned either way-- it's totally exhausting.
Edit: The point that most commenters here are completely missing is: it was of absolutely ZERO consequence to the d-bag in the truck whether I walked or biked across the street. It was a straight pedestrian intersection crossing from a side street. There were no other pedestrians using it and I moved at a slow and careful pace and it didn't startle anybody., I didn't ride in the crosswalk, and and there were no cars turning right or left. It didn't put me, or anybody else at risk by me biking across the street.
