We only have to convince people to hate one more car than they already despise.

  • frostbiker@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    If you don’t think there are some drivers that actively try to scare cyclists off the road then you don’t ride a bike. Hint: they often drive black lifted pickup trucks with tinted windows; you know the type.

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      1 year ago

      Sure but that’s because they’re assholes, not because they own a vehicle. They’re like that outside of their Small Penis Cope Machines too. They litter, they’re rude, etc.

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        1 year ago

        Earlier you said:

        Plenty of terminally online cyclists think motorists are intentionally trying to run them over

        And I have explained why cyclists know that some drivers are indeed aggressive towards them: punishment passes, honking, etc.

        Sure but that’s because they’re assholes, not because they own a vehicle

        That is moving the goalposts. It’s easier to admit that you were wrong and we can all move on.

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          1 year ago

          I said

          motorists

          You said

          some drivers

          The brain rot cyclists I’m talking about think all drivers hate cyclists. Everyone knows these assholes hate cyclists. Some of the terminally online types think everyone behind the wheel is like them

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            1 year ago

            It only takes one crash to injure or kill a cyclist – there’s no such thing as a fender bender when you are on two wheels.

            Try commuting by bike for a month and you will understand why cyclists are so distrustful of cars in North America. It’s a lot scarier than drivers realize.

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                    1 year ago

                    You are dismissing the experience of a group of people whose experience you have obviously not shared. Have you looked up statistics of car crashes and the incidence of injuries and deaths of cyclist in your area?? I have. Have you experienced the reality of commuting by bike in a North American city? I have.

                    I’ll be happy to continue this conversation with a person that has done the minimum to learn and understand reality.