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> Ah yes, just throw things at all cyclists. Run them off the road. That doesn't seem fair, that is not what I said. You're misrepresenting me. I do not know i
by dgfitz 3y ago
> Ah yes, just throw things at all cyclists. Run them off the road.
That doesn't seem fair, that is not what I said. You're misrepresenting me. I do not know if you intended to or not.
A group is generally regarded based on the behavior of a very small minority of its membership, usually the very worst or the very best. This seems like general human nature. There are many examples of this if you care to look for them. I have a few examples in mind, but they are unfortunately politically-charged examples and I have no desire to bring politics into this more than I just did.
- arp242 3y agoUsed to cycle 10km to work. I daily saw motorists ignore all sorts of things too. Every large group has a certain percentage of assholes, on account of the human race just having a certain percentage of them. That's not an excuse for anything, especially when we're talking about pretty dangerous behaviour. Here's the thing: people WILL literally try to run you off the road, even when you're the most careful law-abiding cyclists that exists. I've had people try to run me off the road even though it was a dedicated cycle path, only to proceed to rant at me that it was all a waste of money. Even standing still at a traffic light will have people drive up way close up to your rear wheel and you look back and they shout "piss off you cunt". The amount of aggression from some is unhinged beyond proportions. So when people come back with "yeah, but some cyclists break rules" ... Well sure, but that kind of misses the point. You get aggression even when following the rules not doing anything.
- dgfitz 3y agoAs the saying goes (and my point) one bad apple spoils the bunch.
- arp242 3y agoAnd my point is that selective usage of platitudes to excuse murderous violent rages puts you very firmly in the "bad guys" camp.
- dgfitz 3y agoI'll happily join the group of people you consider "bad" mostly because, you're a giant jackass. I'd hate to be considered a "good" person by you.