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Most of this discussion is a "cars are bad and drivers are evil" circle jerk, so I'm compelled to point out that when the tables are turned, cyclists are the bi
by xscott 4y ago
Most of this discussion is a "cars are bad and drivers are evil" circle jerk, so I'm compelled to point out that when the tables are turned, cyclists are the bigger assholes.
I routinely take walks on a "multi use" path. It's intended for walkers, joggers, roller bladers, skate boarders, and yeah cyclists. The cyclists are the only ones who yell at people they pass. It's a park, no cars in sight. And these Lance Armstrong wannabes wearing their logo covered shirts (as though they're sponsored) can't stand to be inconvenienced so they bark at everyone else. God forbid they should have to slow down and re-accelerate to avoid hitting someone who is walking, so they pretend that it's the walkers who are dangerous. Entitled fuckers.
I've been yelled at and threatened by cyclist more times than I can count. I'm tempted to carry bear spray with me because these aggressive jerks frighten me. So yeah, fear breeds hatred, and I hate them.
I have zero sympathy for cyclists on the roads, because I know how they act on the sidewalks in the parks. This isn't new, and I've seen this in multiple cities in different parts of the country where I've lived.
- josephcsible 4y ago> these Lance Armstrong wannabes wearing their logo covered shirts (as though they're sponsored) can't stand to be inconvenienced so they bark at everyone else. God forbid they should have to slow down and re-accelerate to avoid hitting someone who is walking The best part about this is that when these jerks are on the roads, they have no problem inconveniencing drivers in the exact same way that they complain about happening to them on the sidewalks.
- xscott 4y agoYes, the hypocrisy is so thick it's suffocating.
- Fricken 4y agoAnd Drivers are even worse than cyclists!
- josephcsible 4y agoDrivers generally don't drive their cars along sidewalks.
- xboxnolifes 4y agoThey're called roadways, not carways.
- Fricken 4y agoWe call them sidewalks because they are walkways alongside roads.
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- xscott 4y agoNo, not in my experience. It seems to vary by city with drivers and pedestrians, but the only time in recent memory I've had any interaction at all with a driver was when I was jay-walking and they thought I didn't see them. So they chirped, not honked, their horn. Compare this with the recent cyclist who threatened to kick my ass because I wasn't paying attention to him come up behind me. I was on the right side of a sidewalk.