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> Weird how that works. Because it doesn't. None of that is true, except in maybe some isolated incidences. Those incidences just happen to be etched in your m
by stronglikedan 5y ago
> Weird how that works.
Because it doesn't. None of that is true, except in maybe some isolated incidences. Those incidences just happen to be etched in your memory, because you took them personally. It's not enough of a norm for your sweeping generalization to hold water.
- matsemann 5y agoPft, go into any discussion on twitter/reddit/fb/newssite about some traffic incident. In all cases where a car is involved, it's likely "that driver is stupid" (or even excuses made for the driver, since most commenters see themselves in their shoes), but if a cyclist is involved the comments are full of vitriol against all cyclists.
- mrtranscendence 5y agoAnecdotally, I've encountered more complaints from cyclists that they're all being painted with the same brush, than I have incidents in which all cyclists are painted with the same brush. Could just be where I hang out, though.
- ben_w 5y agoIn-group/out-group bias is a well attested thing. I saw similar opinions from car drivers in Cambridge (UK) when I lived there, even though actual traffic cameras showed that local car drivers were exactly as bad as local cyclists.