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And when you do that, (most) cyclists behind you get angry. (Most) cyclists are rude and act like they own the road.

jlebar 6mo ago
> (Most) cyclists are rude and act like they own the road. I would bet you an arbitrary sum of money that 51% of cyclists are not rude and don't act like they own the road. (Same for drivers.) https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/salience-bias https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/salience-bias
- Saline9515 6mo ago
  Given the sheer amount of cyclist who think that cars should be banned with no consideration for anything else, I think that this is a common observation. Where I live, the pro-cyclist mayor (whose husband owns a bike rental shop, by pure coincidence) closed a road for cars without consultation, now the firemen along with residents are protesting because emergency and delivery vehicles can't access a large part of the city (car parked can't get out!). This is the average behavior you can expect from militant cyclists, from my experience.
  - wy35 6mo ago
    Which town is this? I find it hard to believe that the mayor did not add an exception for emergency and commercial vehicles.
    - Saline9515 6mo ago
      Riga. Of course, all of the cyclist absolutely LOVE it, and now want to remove cobblestones, which could lead to a removal of the city from the UNESCO World Heritage list. But they don't care. You can see a picture of the genius arrangement here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGpgA1pXEAEuFLn?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGpgA1pXEAEuFLn?format=jpg&name=...
      - datsci_est_2015 6mo ago
        Based on the photo, it looks like it’s pretty easily rectified by emergency bollards that can be lifted / lowered by emergency crews, though those may be expensive to procure.
        Saline9515 6mo ago
        Yes, but why wait and do the things the right way when you can just block a street with concrete and call it a "modal filter"?
  - ugexe 6mo ago
    The pro cyclist mayor in the city I live in didn’t do that. I guess our personal anecdotes cancel out.
- CrimsonRain 6mo ago
  Yes, that's why, unless it is a parent-child duo, almost every cyclists duo I see everyday keeps riding side by side and now I can't even legally overtake even when I go (as I should) fully to other lane as I am supposed to keep 2M distance from them. Look, I have a bicycle that I love riding. I have nothing against bicycles. But (primary transport) bicyclists are, in general, AHs.
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> (Most) cyclists are rude and act like they own the road. I would bet you an arbitrary sum of money that 51% of cyclists are not rude and don't act like they own the road. (Same for drivers.) https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/salience-bias https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/salience-bias

Saline9515 6mo ago
Given the sheer amount of cyclist who think that cars should be banned with no consideration for anything else, I think that this is a common observation. Where I live, the pro-cyclist mayor (whose husband owns a bike rental shop, by pure coincidence) closed a road for cars without consultation, now the firemen along with residents are protesting because emergency and delivery vehicles can't access a large part of the city (car parked can't get out!). This is the average behavior you can expect from militant cyclists, from my experience.
- wy35 6mo ago
  Which town is this? I find it hard to believe that the mayor did not add an exception for emergency and commercial vehicles.
  - Saline9515 6mo ago
    Riga. Of course, all of the cyclist absolutely LOVE it, and now want to remove cobblestones, which could lead to a removal of the city from the UNESCO World Heritage list. But they don't care. You can see a picture of the genius arrangement here: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGpgA1pXEAEuFLn?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HGpgA1pXEAEuFLn?format=jpg&name=...
    - datsci_est_2015 6mo ago
      Based on the photo, it looks like it’s pretty easily rectified by emergency bollards that can be lifted / lowered by emergency crews, though those may be expensive to procure.
      - Saline9515 6mo ago
        Yes, but why wait and do the things the right way when you can just block a street with concrete and call it a "modal filter"?
- ugexe 6mo ago
  The pro cyclist mayor in the city I live in didn’t do that. I guess our personal anecdotes cancel out.
CrimsonRain 6mo ago
Yes, that's why, unless it is a parent-child duo, almost every cyclists duo I see everyday keeps riding side by side and now I can't even legally overtake even when I go (as I should) fully to other lane as I am supposed to keep 2M distance from them. Look, I have a bicycle that I love riding. I have nothing against bicycles. But (primary transport) bicyclists are, in general, AHs.

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