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Samofhearts

@andrewt drivers: constant anxiety about when a cyclist will run a red light directly infront of you or swerving in and out of traffic erradically. There is no if, only when.

11 November at 22:00 | Wall-to-wall | Open on infosec.exchange
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Andrew

@samofhearts the fuck are you taking about? cyclists often run red lights to wait a few feet further along, or if they're turning into a bike lane or whatever, sure, but I've never seen a cyclist just randomly move out into the path of oncoming traffic, that's just not a thing that happens, because evolution very does not select for those cyclists, and even if it did happen it would barely scratch your paintwork. meanwhile, three motorists have cut right across my lane and actually endangered my life, so how about you shut the hell up blaming the most vulnerable road users for your own dangerousness with exactly the same energy as a man reading some sexual assault statistics and responding "sure, but women always take ages in the bathroom, am i rite fellas?"

@samofhearts the fuck are you taking about? cyclists often run red lights to wait a few feet further along, or if they're turning into a bike lane or whatever, sure, but I've never seen a cyclist just randomly move out into the path of oncoming traffic, that's just not a thing that happens, because evolution very does not select for those cyclists, and even if it did happen it would barely scratch your paintwork. meanwhile, three motorists have cut right across my lane and actually endangered my...

11 November at 22:09 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
Samofhearts

@andrewt I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about or upset about with women. I'm sorry if you're a misogynist. <- Twitter is that way.

Obviously we live in different places and have different experiences. We can learn from each other rather than hate, but whatever floats your boat man.

Where I live in a city, like actual city not a suburbs near a city. The cyclist never stop or even slow down for red lights, they just go straight through them with the pedestrian walk sign and then continue on the road. They need to follow the rules of the road, but they don't. They follow their own rules and they make it very dangerous for pedestrians and any cars that are turning with a green arrow.

Finally, I like how you assume I'm a dangerous driver based on literally nothing. I'm a pedestrian you donut. These cyclist going 20 on the pedestrian walk because they don't want to stop at a red light are going to do a lot more than scratch my or my child's "paint."

Have a good day brother. choose love not hate.

@andrewt I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about or upset about with women. I'm sorry if you're a misogynist. <- Twitter is that way.

Obviously we live in different places and have different experiences. We can learn from each other rather than hate, but whatever floats your boat man.

Where I live in a city, like actual city not a suburbs near a city. The cyclist never stop or even slow down for red lights, they just go straight through them with the pedestrian walk sign and then continue...

11 November at 22:17 | Open on infosec.exchange
Andrew

@samofhearts so to be clear your complaint is that sometimes when you are crossing a road, a cyclist will also cross the road?

11 November at 22:26 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
Samofhearts

@andrewt My concern is they have a complete disregard for any law or rule of the road. If they want to be on the road or bike lanes. Sweet, follow the same laws and rules cars have to follow so that everything is predictable.

11 November at 23:01 | Open on infosec.exchange
Andrew

@samofhearts Why does that concern you? If cyclists are actually endangering anyone then *that* should be your concern. If they're just ignoring rules that patently don't matter then why do you care?

11 November at 23:06 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
Space Hobo Actual

@andrewt I want to thank you for this subthread, as it identified @samofhearts@infosec.exchange as a really good candidate for a block.

12 November at 7:47 | Open on teh.entar.net
stib

@samofhearts @andrewt Yeah, but nah. Your little nugget of insight about cyclists doesn't match the facts. Cyclists are actually more likely to obey road rules than car drivers. So maybe consider, I don't know, shutting the fuck up?
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12 November at 3:10 | Open on aus.social
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