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How many bike parking spaces does your city have? In cities with well-maintained bike infrastructure, I’ve never seen this become an issue.

mlang79 4y ago
- kuschku 4y ago
  As cyclist myself, of course I’m in danger of hurting myself. Two weeks ago I had a bike accident where I hurt my dominant hand, and I’ve been unable to even hold a glass of water since, because someone parked their bicycle in the middle of the cycle lane in a situation with bad visibility. I know the issue exists, and I can empathize with your situation. But I’ve also lived in cities with better bike infrastructure and more bike parking spaces, and in those places there were no issues with bikes parked in random places.
  - pessimizer 4y ago
    > But I’ve also lived in cities with better bike infrastructure and more bike parking spaces, and in those places there were no issues with bikes parked in random places. This may be true, but it can't be a case of letting shit roll downhill i.e. I'll think about the blind when I park my bike only after sufficient bicycle parking is designated in every part of every city in the world.
- micromacrofoot 4y ago
  seems like a cheap shot at vegans for no reason though
  - snovv_crash 4y ago
    A lot of people are annoyed by the evangelical aspects of many peoples' veganism, as it comes across as virtue signalling.
    - micromacrofoot 4y ago
      Thanks for stating the obvious, but there's nothing here to indicate veganism has anything to do with poor bike placement.
  - mlang79 4y ago
    The irony is that vegans seem to care about the wellbeing of animals, but seem to forget to care about their fellow humans. Thats all. I can see how you feel this is a cheap shot. However, you are not the one who has been hurt by a fellow humans careless behaviour, so I feel like I have a little bit of an angle to this. People evangelizing run the risk of their other actions also being put on the scale...

mlang79 4y ago

kuschku 4y ago
As cyclist myself, of course I’m in danger of hurting myself. Two weeks ago I had a bike accident where I hurt my dominant hand, and I’ve been unable to even hold a glass of water since, because someone parked their bicycle in the middle of the cycle lane in a situation with bad visibility. I know the issue exists, and I can empathize with your situation. But I’ve also lived in cities with better bike infrastructure and more bike parking spaces, and in those places there were no issues with bikes parked in random places.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  > But I’ve also lived in cities with better bike infrastructure and more bike parking spaces, and in those places there were no issues with bikes parked in random places. This may be true, but it can't be a case of letting shit roll downhill i.e. I'll think about the blind when I park my bike only after sufficient bicycle parking is designated in every part of every city in the world.
micromacrofoot 4y ago
seems like a cheap shot at vegans for no reason though
- snovv_crash 4y ago
  A lot of people are annoyed by the evangelical aspects of many peoples' veganism, as it comes across as virtue signalling.
  - micromacrofoot 4y ago
    Thanks for stating the obvious, but there's nothing here to indicate veganism has anything to do with poor bike placement.
- mlang79 4y ago
  The irony is that vegans seem to care about the wellbeing of animals, but seem to forget to care about their fellow humans. Thats all. I can see how you feel this is a cheap shot. However, you are not the one who has been hurt by a fellow humans careless behaviour, so I feel like I have a little bit of an angle to this. People evangelizing run the risk of their other actions also being put on the scale...