I don't appreciate it when you honk at me!

So I have myself a sweet Kuwahara bike that i have purchased. I really enjoy driving it to work. It takes me between 15-20min to get to there or back home. Depending on wind direction and traffic lights. City drivers are crazy though! They really make me angry at times. I always try and ride as far to the right as humanly possible without smashing my pedals against the curb, all of a sudden this SUV wiz's by me so close to my left that the wind like pulls me a bit and I can feel my heart in my stomach. I have talked to my friends and they hate cyclists on the road. And yes many cyclists give us bad reputations. I just shake my head though. Winnipeg would be the perfect city for commuting. WOULD be if we had some better routes for bikers. Yes it's almost suicide going down Pembina but I hate riding on the sidewalk. For one thing its against the law, second its terribly annoying for pedestrians and third it slows the commuting process down. I know the bike routes are in the works (meaning they should be done in like 10 years). There going to cost allot to implement but they should have been done years ago. I'm just a planet friendly cyclist trying to get some exercise biking to work. I stay behind vehicles at red lights and I am getting better at using my hand signals all the time. (i'm from the country it seems strange signaling on a bike, but ill get over it.) I don't appreciate when you honk at me and flip me the bird when i am in the left lane. I am just trying to make a left turn. So If you see a cyclist you don't have to go into a completely different lane unless you want to. I always think when i have a near to death moment on my bike Im some ones girlfriend, daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece and friend just give me enough room to ride safe.