Take on the unexpected consequence of a bike sharing program

I am all for getting people to get out of their cars, cabs and
subways, to exercise and the Citibike thing seems like it's heart is
in the right place. What I am having a hard time with is that since
they started this program a month ago, the consequence is that you now
have thousands of shitty bikers on the road.
Biking within manhattan has long been reserved for bike messengers and
the few odd characters on foldable bikes but with the introduction of
the Citibike sharing program that oasis of cabs, potholes, headphone
wearing pedestrians, horse and buggies and NY buses has now been
opened up to thousands of New Yorkers. I cannot tell you how many
times I have been nearly run over by one of these idiots, who have no
wherewithal of the streets, traffic or ebb-and-flow of people crossing
the streets. It's like they get on their old-lady bikes with their
three speeds and all of a sudden forget that they are in a major city.
These clowns act like they are going through a casual Sunday ride
through the park

Forget paying $60 per year, or whatever, how about giving theater
idiots a few bike lessons first