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You bet your ass it's car propaganda. Now get out the way, I left on time and you're making me late. (ani.social)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Your ability to violently catapult literal tons of metal and plastic has no weight on their right to use the road. Keep your angry toys out of cyclists way.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    Public roads were designed for motor vehicles. It's dangerous for people to use them with anything that can't keep up with a car when cars are around.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    You make it sound like the people behind the wheels of said cars have no choice. They do: slow down and vote for non-car-centric infrastructure. Motor vehicles are in the top ten causes of death, ahead of kidney disease, AIDS, and homicide. We should probably stop forcing ourselves to engage in such an extremely risky activity.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    More people need to leave the culture of consumerism behind in order for any meaningful change to happen.

    You can pretend the world is something that it isn't, but that doesn't change reality.

    Cyclists are putting themselves and everyone else at a greater risk when they decide to try and share the road with motor vehicles.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    More people need to leave the culture of consumerism behind in order for any meaningful change to happen.

    Probably true. I'm not going to argue; I also feel that consumerism is generally harmful to society.

    Cyclists are putting themselves and everyone else at a greater risk when they decide to try and share the road with motor vehicles. [citation needed]

    I, too, once thought being forced to slow down and pay attention to my surroundings would put people in danger, but I have since grown into an adult with children and neighbors I care about. Why do you think roundabouts are safer and less congested than traffic signals? I'd be extremely unsurprised if road sharing actually made them safer overall.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's a shame it took you so long to be able to drive responsibly. I learned how to give pedestrians the right of way in driver's ed.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    Cyclists are putting themselves and everyone else at a greater risk when they decide to try and share the road with motor vehicles. [citation needed]

    Keep telling yourself that if it helps you sleep at night. I, too, once thought being forced to slow down and pay attention to my surroundings would put people in danger, but I have since grown into an adult. Why do you think roundabouts are safer and less congested than traffic signals? I'd be extremely unsurprised if road sharing actually made them safer overall.

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