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I think part of the difference is that one asshole driver makes people think "that guy was an asshole", but one asshole biker makes people think "bikers are ass
by delecti 3y ago
I think part of the difference is that one asshole driver makes people think "that guy was an asshole", but one asshole biker makes people think "bikers are assholes". There are certainly plenty of assholes in both groups, but American society is so car-centric that we don't generalize observations to the whole group of "drivers".
- P_I_Staker 3y agoNo, no, no. I tend to think it's that cycling turns people into selfish jerks. I'm not sure exactly why. I think the main reason is that ethics in cycling has never really caught on as an ideology. So there's this sense of simultaneous anarchy and entitlement the permeates cycling culture. This leads them to thinking they have no responsibility to share the road with drivers, riding as slowly as possible, and not leaving room to pass. Then they go on mixed trails and suddenly the rules are different. Pedestrians must get out of the way, and they don't have to yield traffic laws. They're the ones that will be yelling threats! I really have to push back on this "criticizing bicycling is like racism" concept you introduced. First of all, people do generalize about cars being assholes. We talk all the time about it. Most of the violence is actually car on car... we just notice more the car vs. pedestrian matchups, as they can get pretty brutal.