• Micromot@lemmy.zip
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    The bicycles aren’t the hazard, the cars are.

    In europe a few countries have city centers where you aren’t allowed to drive your car and some countries have seperate paths where bikes can ride.

    Bikes are way better for the environment and trips around 5-15 km can easily be done with a bike without having to pay for gas or insurance etc.

    Bikes also help you do excercise without having to waste time because you are doing the excercise while travelling somewhere.

    Bikes and public transport are so much more efficient than cars

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      Tbf there’s assholes who behave recklessly in traffic on every mode of transportation. I’ve been run into by a bike twice in the past few years. But guess what, if we built proper infrastructure for them, they wouldn’t choose the sidewalk in order to protect themselves from cars. Also, the choice between whether you’d rather a bike or a car runs into you is pretty obvious.

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        the choice between whether you’d rather a bike or a car runs into you is pretty obvious.

        No doubt. I pick car every time. Listening to the douchebag cyclist whining after the accident would be too much for me to bear.

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          When I was 11 a cyclist ran me over while I was getting off a bus and then proceeded to scold me for a few minutes. I prefer a bruise and a scolding despite being in the right over a broken bone and an apology. But you do you.

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      Bicycles ARE the hazard. If your vehicle of choice isn’t able to reach and maintain the speed limit, then you are a hazard to everyone else on the road.

      If you really don’t want to drive a car, buy a motorcycle.

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        How are they a hazard if they can’t even do damage to anyone, the cars however weigh multiple tons and would instantly kill anthing smaller than a car if hit at something above 30kmh

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          Bicycles are not able to maintain the speed limit, so they force traffic jams as cars wait to pass. Cyclists often don’t (or aren’t required to) obey the same laws that apply to cars, so they blow stop signs/lights and cut across lanes, forcing drivers to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting them. Bike lanes cut into valuable space for extra lanes that should be used for automobiles.

          In my mind, bicycles fall into two categories: 1) Exercise equipment - Ride on a track or on private property. 2) Off-road vehicles - Go ride in the desert, the mountains, whatever you enjoy. Don’t ride on public roads and interfere with cars.