Patrick Desjardins says he's helped form the Vancouver Bicycle Messenger Association to try to change how people treat messengers.
He says those who pedal around the city delivering things, their workplace, the street, to be safer, "When we work outside with cars, we tend to get bullied and intimidated a lot by cars because we ride a bike."
Desjardins says bike messengers are trying to get to their destination as fast as possible to make a living.
He says the Association, a first in Vancouver, can also act a bit like a union, where messengers can share their experiences under employers, how much they're getting paid, or the best ways to market their services.