Have some empathy. If something almost ran you over a few hours ago, it's perfectly normal to have a visceral dislike for it.

As far as requiring these things be in bike lanes, it's all well and good to say that. But at least in my city, there seems to be a ton of confusion from bike riders, cars and pedestrians alike about what the exact laws are, let alone reliable enforcement of these laws.

Cops are rarely going to see misuse anyway, so that wouldn't have helped the parent poster.