An insane Slate article was posted recently & it triggered my latent hatred that I have for Slate. There are so many insufferable writers on that site. Let's start with this douche. This "urban cycling expert" made a video where he tells cyclists to slap cars. The comments on that piece are amazing.

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[–]Haylstorm 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It's way easier just to stay in your (cycle) lane. Like just do it. Why fuck around with a driver when they have a much heavier vehicle? That sounds like a good way to get ran over if someone is having a bad day...

[–]RedEyedWarriorThe Evil Cishomo 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I'm in favour of cycling lanes. Keep the cyclists and the motorists segregated. Without cycling lanes, I don't mind cyclists cycling on footpaths as long as they cycle slowly. But yeah, the roads can be dangerous, especially if the speed limit is high or there's a large vehicle.

[–]Haylstorm 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's safer for everyone tbh. Cyclists aren't in danger from drivers, pedestrians/drivers don't have to watch out for cyclists as much. The real problem rn is where they electric scooters and the like go... Not a fan of them on the pavement with how quiet they are and how fast they can go, but obviously being that exposed on a road isn't a good idea either. Cycle lane is probably best for them too tbh.

[–]RedEyedWarriorThe Evil Cishomo 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Electric scooters annoy me. They should not be allowed on footpaths.

[–]Haylstorm 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They're way too fast to be safe tbh. Saw someone nearly knock down a toddler going at about 20mph around a corner. Probably going to take a few people getting killed before anything changes there though.