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Really? My street was recently turned into a greenway / bike street, and it's brought me nothing but an endless bike parade of smug white people in silly clothi
by noduerme 3y ago
Really? My street was recently turned into a greenway / bike street, and it's brought me nothing but an endless bike parade of smug white people in silly clothing. Just a couple hours ago, I was having to get my car towed and the tow driver was 3/4 into turning slowly back into the street when two women on bikes zoomed right in front of him, causing him to slam the brakes. One of them then shouted "Thank you!" over her shoulder. I can barely open my car door without some sanctimonious guy in spandex flying by and screaming at me.
- voldacar 3y agoWhat's wrong with being white or wearing silly clothing?
- noduerme 3y agoNothing. At least half the people I know fit that category. I was just bringing it up as a counterpoint to the "poor/non-white" statement by the parent comment.
- sethherr 3y agoHmmm. I think the point was that NIMBYs fight bike lanes because they’re concerned about what they could bring. Which, as the comment stated is not at all what bike lanes actually deliver (higher property values, white folks in silly clothes).
- thecopy 3y ago>endless bike parade This would be the first time im hearing about something like this. It sounds like the bike path was very successful. Do you have more information?
- noduerme 3y agoPortland, Oregon. Home of the timid and the passive-aggressive.
- deserialized 3y agoLmao, that's the worst of it? A guy had to brake sharply once? And people were polite to him afterwards? The utter tragedy. I'll trade you streets and you can deal with the 3 dead kids from traffic incidents over the last 5 years
- noduerme 3y agoSadly, whingeing narcissists and traffic accidents aren't mutually exclusive where I live. I guess we all have to live with idiots wherever we are.
- tchaffee 3y agoLots of folks on your street are getting around town with zero emissions and you're moaning about that while talking about the troubles of fixing your polluting vehicle? Have you ever paused to think how inconsiderate it is to pollute the air people have to breath? I'll take smug white people in silly clothing over polluters any day.
- dghlsakjg 3y ago> I can barely open my car door without some sanctimonious guy in spandex flying by and screaming at me. You are supposed to yield to traffic when opening your car door into a lane. The "sanctimonious" cyclist is justifiably mad because you violated his right of way and placed him at risk of severe injury.