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What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason? (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Classic, I'm guilty of this. The best part about cycling in my small city is squeezing into the gaps and not waiting around in the wind for the lights to cycle.

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  • [โ€“] -5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I see it as my reward for biking instead of driving to be both a pedestrian when I want (go through red lights when traffic is clear on safe streets) and a car when I want (take a lane to get around a delivery truck)

    That and getting places faster!

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  • [โ€“] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Congratulations, you're one of the dickheads giving cyclists a bad name.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago

    Studies show all the things I do actually make it safer for me as a biker. Example: https://www.vox.com/2014/5/9/5691098/why-cyclists-should-be-able-to-roll-through-stop-signs-and-ride

    When you are riding in and around drivers in 2 ton machines because your city doesn't have proper bike infrastructure, you take every single opportunity to avoid them. Call me a "bad cyclist" but I'm going to prioritize my safety over a law or someone's bad driving any day.

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