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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[–]RedEyedWarriorThe Evil Cishomo 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I am all for cycling to work and cycling around town. I see it as a valid method of transportation. Not only is it good for the environment, it also gets more cars off the road. Which is good for motorists as it reduces traffic jams.

Want to know what I hate? How insufferable so many cyclists are. How they act like they are the best in world. How they never shut the fuck up. How they act like they own the road. Fuck them. Cyclists who just cycle to their destination and make no fuss about it are great, because they never bother anyone. But the cyclists like those Slate writers or the dad from Calvin and Hobbes are the reason why cyclists get a lot of shit.

[–]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.