EDITORIAL: Cyclists, motorist show road rage.(Editorial)

Aug. 21--With accusations flying both ways, it's important to let the cops and courts sort out exactly what happened between a band of bicyclists and a Lexus driver on State Road A1A through Boca Raton last week.

But no matter whose version of events bears out, the heated confrontation underscores the simmering animosity between cyclists and motorists trying to share South Florida's busy roads, and shows how ugly things can get when tempers flare. And how unnecessary it all is. Now, one of the 30 cyclists said to have been riding in a pack that day, reportedly taking up the entire lane, is facing assault, battery and burglary charges after the Lexus driver accused him of …