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Queue comments from fat drivers about how dangerous cycling is... inconsiderate cyclists and drivers complaining that bicycles and cars are annoying... bicycle

Queue comments from fat drivers about how dangerous cycling is... inconsiderate cyclists and drivers complaining that bicycles and cars are annoying... bicycle evangelists claiming everyone should be cycling... practical people pointing out that infrastructure is the solution to whatever problem... Fastidious people insisting everyone should be following the rules of the road... I'm sure I'm missing some.

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asdfologist 13y ago
Queue meta-comments that don't add anything to the discussion.
rsync 13y ago
You missed mine: Why don't people just walk more ? It's even more health promoting than cycling and it requires no investment/gear/tech. It's also really meditative and enjoyable.
- pearjuice 13y ago
  Walking is slow and requires a lot of patience and extra time.
  - k-mcgrady 13y ago
    Replace 'walking' with 'cycling' and you have a drivers response to cycling.
    - bjeanes 13y ago
      Except they would be wrong. In cities, cycling is almost always provably faster than driving or public transport because traffic becomes a non-issue and you can start immediately when a light turns green instead of waiting for the 5 vehicles in front of you to start moving or turning out of your way.
      - k-mcgrady 13y ago
        >> "you can start immediately when a light turns green instead of waiting for the 5 vehicles in front of you to start moving or turning out of your way." It sounds like to do this you would need to be side-by-side in the same lane with a car. Sounds quite reckless and dangerous. I'm all for cycling and walking in cities but that kind of behaviour is why cyclists get injured/killed. I read a few stories recently in the news about cyclists getting killed and one major repeating problem was that they came up the inside of another vehicle (in the same lane) which didn't see them a moved over into them.
Dewie 13y ago
I thought I would see comments from Americans about how they can't use bicycles because they live in sprawlville and it's 40 km to the nearest mall and 80 km to their workplace.

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asdfologist 13y ago

Queue meta-comments that don't add anything to the discussion.

rsync 13y ago

You missed mine: Why don't people just walk more ? It's even more health promoting than cycling and it requires no investment/gear/tech. It's also really meditative and enjoyable.

pearjuice 13y ago
Walking is slow and requires a lot of patience and extra time.
- k-mcgrady 13y ago
  Replace 'walking' with 'cycling' and you have a drivers response to cycling.
  - bjeanes 13y ago
    Except they would be wrong. In cities, cycling is almost always provably faster than driving or public transport because traffic becomes a non-issue and you can start immediately when a light turns green instead of waiting for the 5 vehicles in front of you to start moving or turning out of your way.
    - k-mcgrady 13y ago
      >> "you can start immediately when a light turns green instead of waiting for the 5 vehicles in front of you to start moving or turning out of your way." It sounds like to do this you would need to be side-by-side in the same lane with a car. Sounds quite reckless and dangerous. I'm all for cycling and walking in cities but that kind of behaviour is why cyclists get injured/killed. I read a few stories recently in the news about cyclists getting killed and one major repeating problem was that they came up the inside of another vehicle (in the same lane) which didn't see them a moved over into them.

Dewie 13y ago

I thought I would see comments from Americans about how they can't use bicycles because they live in sprawlville and it's 40 km to the nearest mall and 80 km to their workplace.