Alright, in a moment of serious hardcore WTF! this cyclist (and his many commenters) prove conclusively that they really don't get it :-). You see, I too am a cyclist, I've ridden both road and mountain bikes for the better part of the last 20 years. I've probably got more seat time on a bike than a scooter or motorcycle, and while some of what he says is true, he fails to see the same problems coming from his own brethren. The folks pulling 20 year old bikes out of storage to 'ride to work' for the same reasons many are adopting scooters.
Perspective is a bitch, and I personally wish people like this gentleman would buy some. Then again, I don't live in NYC. I live in suburban Atlanta. One of my chosen activities is to walk, run or rollerblade the 'greenbelt' in a nearby creek basin. This is a 12 foot wide concrete trail through the wetlands / floodplain next to a creek that runs through the heart of the business and shopping district of the area. It is a great place to skate and walk, if it weren't for all the inconsiderate cyclists that are busy rolling at 20-30mph in full gear riding like they are training for the Tour de France or Giro d'Italia. I've watched 2 of them take out children on training wheels because they were traveling too fast and couldn't avoid the situations. I've had 2 others throw water bottles or trash at me because I intentionally blocked the path to force them to slow down. But hey, they are down here because it's safer for them than mixing with the cars on the road.
BTW, I am neither a Mod or a Rocker, I'm just a guy that rides a scooter, all of the other slang crap this guys throws out there describing the scooter owners just rolls off, it's all been said before. But as a fellow cyclist, this bonehead is the reason cyclists are viewed so dimly by so many drivers. Many of whom are terrified of passing a cyclist on the roads.