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People on bikes may be rude and may not follow the rules, but can't be aggressive.

When a man with a .45 meets a man with a rifle, the man with a pistol will be a dead man.

Original stripe from the Onion: https://www.theonion.com/bum-rush-hour-1846606314

Cross-posted from: https://mastodon.uno/users/rivoluzioneurbanamobilita/statuses/113615912203015089

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[–] [email protected] 112 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And when they have their own lane:

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Literally me every day going solids 35km/h on the bike lane passing the cars stuck In traffic. Is delicious.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Me too. There's usually an unbroken line of jammed-up cars from my home all the way to my workplace, and I get to ride past it on a separated bike lane.
Every day I walk into the office with a smile on my face.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

My company have 3 days home office 2 in the office, but I like to go everyday to the office mainly because I love to start the day with a 30 minutes bike ride.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My company has the same policy. I like to go every day cause like you, the commute is a bonus instead of lost time.
And also, I have ADHD and need to be in the office to be motivated to work.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Lmao, same for me. I understand that some people are more productive on home, specially if they're already tired for the commute and transit when they're finally on the office. But for me, in house they are so many distractions, that I can't really finish anything in time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Wait, this artist is serious and not mocking drivers with this opinion? Lol

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Pretty sure that's the onion

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Poe factor means you can't tell. (And either side may claim it and use the imagery regardless of authorial intent.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I am visiting Boston. I am looking forward to using their transit, but their biking has not left a good impression so far. In one spot, they had a bike lane symbol, but it was just on a busy street between parking and traffic with no actual lane. In another spot, there was an actual lane, but people were parking on it. And just in general, there aren't a lot of obvious places to bike around. People are making it work, but it just looks dangerous.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

There’s room for a lot of improvement, and drivers hungry for parking are already fighting back against the changes we have.

Something that makes the experience much nicer is if I manage to plan out a destination that will take me along one of the community paths that are walking/bike specific. But yes, ideally you shouldn’t need to do such a thing.