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Oppressed minority (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

To be a cyclist, and not proselytize it constantly, is not truly being a cyclist. ;-)

(Also you have to be red-green colour-blind, but maybe that's just here)

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    some of us just ride our bikes and don't have a victim complex about it or make it our identity.

    crazy idea, i know.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I find it correlates strongly with how many times I have been told that I need to learn to drive recently.

    Leave me alone! I don't need to drive and I would rather save the thousands it would cost. I could spend that on ingredients to make cheesecakes.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago* (2 children)

    oh you haven't been assaulted yet? lucky you.

    my favorite part of cycling is when other cyclists assault you. that's my favorite.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Not noticed much aggression from anyone on a bike. Had a few car drivers shout bullshit before.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    we have lots of bicycle traffic in my city. people behave the same way on bikes as they do on cars.

    every single day I bike, someone is going the wrong way, screaming at other people, texting/phoning, cutting corners, running lights/signs, and slamming into peds/cars/cyclists. typically at least 2-3 times per day I commute to work I see these things. it's just as bad as shitty drivers doing the same things. but it's not like anyone is ticketing anyone for being a law-breaking shithead anymore in 2026.

    being a on a bike doesn't prevent you from being a ignorant entitled asshole, but it gives a lot of ignorant entitled assholes victim complexes they use to justify their shitty behavior and feel like they can never be at fault. seen a cyclist blow a light, slam into a car, and then proceed to assault/threaten the driver, and bike off. then they are probably on social media screaming about how a car came out of no where and tried to kill them...

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