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jlcatch22 t1_jaaexxs wrote

Reply to comment by periphrasistic in Majority of drivers say aggressive cyclists threaten their safety – poll by Hall_C137

A slow truck is probably there out of necessity. Not like the entitled dickhead on a bicycle that impedes traffic for his hobby.

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Cindexxx t1_jacrpkr wrote

You know some people can't afford cars, right? If I'm biking it's a hobby, if my nephew is it's because he doesn't have a license much less a car. Taking an hour walk and turning into a 10 minute or less bike ride helps a lot getting to work or buying groceries. There's no public transit at all, there aren't even Ubers here. Even if there was, it'd cost way more than it's worth.

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jlcatch22 t1_jact8kp wrote

Okay. What does that have to do with choosing to ride in the middle of a lane and not the side of the road?

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Cindexxx t1_jad1c39 wrote

The side of the road is unsafe. Bikes should be following traffic laws, can't do that from the side of the road.

If there's a shoulder not covered in parked cars, of course they should be there. Safer for everyone. But in my small town most roads don't have a spot to ride, and riding on the sidewalks is illegal. So you go with traffic.

Now if you're lazing along at 6mph you're just impeding traffic, if you're that slow you should be walking. That's basically on purpose and I won't be defending that.

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periphrasistic t1_jaagx14 wrote

So your contention is that cyclists should pay taxes to maintain the roads for your use, but if they also want to use the roads then they’re entitled dicks: do I have that right?

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