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I'm a cyclist, pedestrian and car driver - I hate the echo chamber approach. I'm sure there is a lot positive to be said for his work; unfortunately he - like

I'm a cyclist, pedestrian and car driver - I hate the echo chamber approach. I'm sure there is a lot positive to be said for his work; unfortunately he - like many (most?) on each side in the cyclists vs cars vs pedestrians debate - is as much an idealogue as anybody, often unwilling to acknowledge the excesses and poor behaviour of cyclists - leaving him untrustworthy as a good faith participant, while allowing his video evidence as useful in more balanced hands.

dudefeliciano 9mo ago
And as always, when this debate comes up, the reply is very simple: pedestrians and bicyclists don't endanger other people's lives, car drivers do. That is really where the discussion should start and finish.
- mellosouls 9mo ago
  Eh? See my comment "unwilling to acknowledge the excesses and poor behaviour of cyclists". Cyclists certainly endanger people, you could have done a 5 second fact check before posting. Eg. Cyclists injured record number of pedestrians last year, data reveals Collisions on pavements and at zebra crossings surged nearly 60 percent in five years https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/cyclists-injured-pedestrians-record-5HjdDww_2/ https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/cyclists-injured-pedestrians-r...
  - dudefeliciano 9mo ago
    > unwilling to acknowledge the excesses and poor behaviour of cyclists when talking about the echo chambers, aren't you painting all cyclists with the same brush here? And even if that were the case, why do you think he should fight that battle? He chooses to go after reckless car drivers, who cause thousands of deaths per year (including his father's). Why would you expect him to engage in this whataboutism on bicyclists?
    - mellosouls 9mo ago
      You are responding to a comment pointing out you had said something clearly false, but have not addressed it.
      - dudefeliciano 9mo ago
        I didn't think I needed to respond to a comment that (I guess willingly) missed the mark. > don't endanger other people's lives > Cyclists certainly endanger people Your article talks about 600 injuries caused by cyclists, I am talking about 15000 deaths a year caused by cars. And you try to frame it as a "both sides bad (but actually cyclists are worse because of their entitlement and bad behavior)"
dudefeliciano 9mo ago
by the way just by looking at a few of his videos he never excuses cyclists not following the rules and even calls them out https://youtu.be/FnBaO747PZw?t=666 https://youtu.be/FnBaO747PZw?t=666

dudefeliciano 9mo ago

And as always, when this debate comes up, the reply is very simple: pedestrians and bicyclists don't endanger other people's lives, car drivers do. That is really where the discussion should start and finish.

mellosouls 9mo ago
Eh? See my comment "unwilling to acknowledge the excesses and poor behaviour of cyclists". Cyclists certainly endanger people, you could have done a 5 second fact check before posting. Eg. Cyclists injured record number of pedestrians last year, data reveals Collisions on pavements and at zebra crossings surged nearly 60 percent in five years https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/cyclists-injured-pedestrians-record-5HjdDww_2/ https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/cyclists-injured-pedestrians-r...
- dudefeliciano 9mo ago
  > unwilling to acknowledge the excesses and poor behaviour of cyclists when talking about the echo chambers, aren't you painting all cyclists with the same brush here? And even if that were the case, why do you think he should fight that battle? He chooses to go after reckless car drivers, who cause thousands of deaths per year (including his father's). Why would you expect him to engage in this whataboutism on bicyclists?
  - mellosouls 9mo ago
    You are responding to a comment pointing out you had said something clearly false, but have not addressed it.
    - dudefeliciano 9mo ago
      I didn't think I needed to respond to a comment that (I guess willingly) missed the mark. > don't endanger other people's lives > Cyclists certainly endanger people Your article talks about 600 injuries caused by cyclists, I am talking about 15000 deaths a year caused by cars. And you try to frame it as a "both sides bad (but actually cyclists are worse because of their entitlement and bad behavior)"

dudefeliciano 9mo ago

by the way just by looking at a few of his videos he never excuses cyclists not following the rules and even calls them out https://youtu.be/FnBaO747PZw?t=666 https://youtu.be/FnBaO747PZw?t=666