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by nxkwkfhik 4y ago
I am not saying that people should ride on pavements, I am saying that you complaining about cyclists not following the same rules as cars when they are on the road is based on fallacious reasoning. To your straw man, as people have pointed
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by nxkwkfhik 4y ago
Individuals fund them as well. And governments.
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by nxkwkfhik 4y ago
I would actually consider myself fortunate. I’ve been cycling in London for 20 years and sometimes view it as a form of extreme sport, like running with the bulls in Spain
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by nxkwkfhik 4y ago
> When a cyclist is doing over 20mph on a pavement coming towards me, it’s terrifying, again. Maybe a reckless kid but surely someone cycling at 20mph on a pavement is a rare occurrence. Either way, having someone running at you at 20mph
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by nxkwkfhik 4y ago
Ahh the old “let’s apply rules designed for cars to bicycles” fallacy Some of what you have said is correct but let’s make this clear: cycling across a pedestrian crossing at walking pace posses vastly less threat to human life than a car d
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by nxkwkfhik 4y ago
The problem with waiting at lights is, unless you are quick, cars will try and overtake from lights. This will usually be at a crossing, where there are more likely to be tight spots that cars want to get into before you. This means more da
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by nxkwkfhik 4y ago
Just walk across lights. That’s the beauty of cycling, you can magically turn into a pedestrian and do what the hell you like. Edit: I saw a guy do this at the bottom of Kingsland Road through a police trap. He clocked the police, hopped of