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Nice idea! Cars owner sometime use a "children inside" sticker. Won’t work for a solo bike obviously but wonder if some other messages might be effective like "
by aziaziazi 1y ago
Nice idea! Cars owner sometime use a "children inside" sticker. Won’t work for a solo bike obviously but wonder if some other messages might be effective like "Dad of toddlers", "I might be a cop", "vulnerable human"… the smiley is easier to read through.
- GuinansEyebrows 1y agoheh, or you could join an OMC (outlaw motorcycle club) and get patched up * for an implied 'i will literally kill you if you get close to me' * don't do this
- andrewflnr 1y agoHa, I have heard a couple motorcyclists sincerely recommend open-carrying a gun to scare off murderous asshole drivers (which, to be clear, absolutely exist). Neither of those options are on my to-do list though. :)
- paulryanrogers 1y agoIMO, there are very few circumstances where "more guns" is an improvement. I don't think introducing guns to motorvehicle altercations is one of them.
- psunavy03 1y agoAnyone who open carries anywhere other than the wilderness or in the field while hunting is at best an attention whore with main-character syndrome . . . at best. What's more, notwithstanding the freakouts from Europeans and blue-staters about so-called "gun culture," you have no right to employ a firearm anywhere in the US unless someone is actively threatening to kill or maim you or a person near you. Not because you got in a road-rage pissing contest. If anything, bringing a gun into a situation like that is a great way to get a felony assault/brandishing charge and lose your ability to own a gun period.
- andrewflnr 1y agoI didn't say it was a good idea, rather the opposite. But people do try to flat out murder motorcyclists.
- aziaziazi 1y agoAgree, but does the comparaison of "threatening to kill" and "flat out murder [while driving, right?]" stands? I’m not sure you’re allowed to use you gun to clear out your way because the priority violation was intentional.
- kelnos 1y agoI have a negative visceral reaction to the "baby on board" stickers on cars. It feels really entitled; to me it says, "be extra careful with me, because my small child is more deserving of safety than other people".
- subscribed 1y agoThat's unnecessary. Think more like "I can be really distracted and suddenly swerve because my toddler threw their drink at me". Like with L-plate drivers. Be very careful, don't hate, they're just danger to themselves and everyone else around. They're not entitled, they're warning.
- mc3301 1y agoI interpret them similarly. I also think, "I might be lacking sleep, in a hurry, or have way too much on my mind." Becoming a parent brought upon quite an increase in my empathy for other parents.
- jajko 1y agoYeah I get the logic but its still flawed and wrong (saying this as a father of 2 small kids who drives them around frequently). You either are road-worthy driver who can drive safely or not. L ones are an approved exception and the list and law and expectations ends right there. Nobody is babysitting 27 categories or potentially distracted or otherwise dysfunctional drivers. If you can't drive safely either have somebody else drive, use public transport or stay home. No excuses, you can very easily kill people including your own kids.
- huhkerrf 1y agoIf you'd like to be less unnecessarily cynical, you can instead read it as "there's someone in the vehicle who is more fragile, and less likely to survive an accident."
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- tomjakubowski 1y agoThen there's the guy in the "armed cyclist" jersey who goes on a cross-country ride every year.
- andrewflnr 1y agoIf I was putting a sign on my bike, it would be "Put down your phone [you asshat]". Personal insults optional, but definitely deserved. Maybe a graphic of a mangled and cracked phone would do it.