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The cyclists in the US I see in a suburban area are almost all doing it for exercise (pretty obvious from the getup), not to get somewhere. In a more downtown
by ApolloFortyNine 4y ago
The cyclists in the US I see in a suburban area are almost all doing it for exercise (pretty obvious from the getup), not to get somewhere.
In a more downtown area it's obviously different.
>dealing with people angry they're late for their next stoplight.
Sounds like you have some nasty bias yourself.
- yohannparis 4y agoFew people cyclists in the U.S.A. suburs are cycling for transport instead of sport... because of the infrastructure. Only mad cyclists dare their life for it! The danger while cycling is not the bike or falling down, it's the motorized users.
- ecnahc515 4y ago> The cyclists in the US I see in a suburban area are almost all doing it for exercise (pretty obvious from the getup), not to get somewhere. That might change if there was more dedicated bike lanes.
- matsemann 4y agoAnd why are people driving? Is their goal so much holier than whatever reason the bicyclist is out biking? Don't live your life thinking everything revolves around you.
- ehnto 4y ago> Sounds like you have some nasty bias yourself. Like most bike commuters I also drive, I know exactly what's waiting for anyone who's decided to be aggressive on their way past, and it's the next stop light. I'll probably see them there, and it'll be super awkward.