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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

by jlebar 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo ago
  The pro cyclist mayor in the city I live in didn’t do that. I guess our personal anecdotes cancel out.
CrimsonRain 5mo 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.

by jlebar 5mo ago

Saline9515 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo 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 5mo ago
The pro cyclist mayor in the city I live in didn’t do that. I guess our personal anecdotes cancel out.

CrimsonRain 5mo 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.