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Look at all these people stuck in their metal boxes (cdn.imgchest.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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[–] 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's actually an amazing feeling when this happens. Makes me pedal way harder.

I'd bet a bunch of them would rather be on their bikes with you if there were decent bike infrastructure...

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

    Infrastructure is the key. I've had a lot of people tell me they're too scared to cycle.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    I bike to work everyday(25km back and forth), mainly in a city that is doing well in term of infrastructure (Paris, but I live in the suburbs), and sometimes when I'm home and think about it I wonder why I'm doing something that dangerous. But then when I'm on the bike I don't feel in danger at all.

    It's weird, and I guess it is a brake on change.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I feel similar. 5km to work for me and I ride it every day. Probably twice a week I have a bad encounter with a car. Usually just them not noticing me on a crosswalk (which is why I always pretend I'm invisible). And in my city, we have far above the national average of bike deaths from cars.

    But I still enjoy biking, and don't enjoy driving. And think cars ruin cities. And want change. I guess that's enough for me to ignore the serious risks.

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