17th April 2024, 6:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 18th April 2024, 4:13 PM by Uptight 534. Edited 4 times in total.)
I know I am getting baited by Poe's Law, but whatever.
You obviously do not know anything about cycling laws and safety. It is significantly more dangerous to cycle on a sidewalk than it is to cycle in the street. Also, cyclists have every right to be in the roadway as much as cars. Having your back to traffic (cycling with traffic) is way safer because it allows passing vehicles to see you better and have more time to react, as opposed to cycling against traffic. Going with Magniloquent, you must really like huffing the fumes of gasoline and diesel.
Imagine thinking a one ton (2,000 lb, 907 kg) vehicle is at fault when it hits a cyclist (*when both are following the laws of the road*). Keep in mind, I only gave the bare minimum of a one ton vehicle. Just imagine these suburbanites and their massive pickup trucks/SUVs with giant blind spots whose only use is to haul weekly groceries and compensate for small things.
OMG, you had to slow down to a safer speed. How terrible!/s
You are correct, though. Cycling infrastructure in the United States is absolutely atrocious. However, your solution of doubling down on building infrastructure on cars is absolutely in the wrong direction. I would love to know your thoughts on passenger rail infrastructure.
EDIT from a day later: Look at this giant egg on my face from this atrocious response full of personal attacks. Holy Run-on sentence, Batman!
You obviously do not know anything about cycling laws and safety. It is significantly more dangerous to cycle on a sidewalk than it is to cycle in the street. Also, cyclists have every right to be in the roadway as much as cars. Having your back to traffic (cycling with traffic) is way safer because it allows passing vehicles to see you better and have more time to react, as opposed to cycling against traffic. Going with Magniloquent, you must really like huffing the fumes of gasoline and diesel.
Imagine thinking a one ton (2,000 lb, 907 kg) vehicle is at fault when it hits a cyclist (*when both are following the laws of the road*). Keep in mind, I only gave the bare minimum of a one ton vehicle. Just imagine these suburbanites and their massive pickup trucks/SUVs with giant blind spots whose only use is to haul weekly groceries and compensate for small things.
(17th April 2024, 3:43 PM)Different Wrote: If safety is a big concern, then people should sign a petition to have them broaden the sidewalks and force the bicyclists to ride on those, instead. Some of them like to ride the streets in front of cars. I've had one do this to me before, and it was so annoying.
OMG, you had to slow down to a safer speed. How terrible!/s
You are correct, though. Cycling infrastructure in the United States is absolutely atrocious. However, your solution of doubling down on building infrastructure on cars is absolutely in the wrong direction. I would love to know your thoughts on passenger rail infrastructure.
EDIT from a day later: Look at this giant egg on my face from this atrocious response full of personal attacks. Holy Run-on sentence, Batman!
