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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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[–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And when they have their own lane:

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 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.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

So jealous of you with the separate lanes!

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

Pretty sure that's the onion

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No what I hate about bikes besides everyone saying it doesn't happen is them not following the rules of the road

[–] LANIK2000@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, if only they had like a place to fuck off to, so they don't have to be on the road... Maybe like an area completely off the street? COUGHS IN DUTCH

[–] shasta@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

Yes, in a car

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well. There are some really dumb bicyclists out there.

I have a real world example from just over an hour ago. I work overnights. I have to travel to different locations during my shift on certain nights. Tonight was one of those nights. I'm headed up to a location on a city street, 40mph speed limit, when I catch sight of a cyclist in my lane when I'm maybe 20ft from him. He's peddling for his life but only doing 12-15mph or so.

Why didn't I see him until he was that close to me? Was I playing on my phone? Tired because I work overnights? No. He is a black guy, wearing a black hoodie with black sweat pants, on a bike with no reflectors on it. Riding down a city street in the middle of the night. I'm pretty sure this is the second time I've encountered this guy too (same ninja cosplay both times). The first time was at least half a year ago. Honestly I'm surprised he's still alive, or at least uncrippled to the point that he can bike.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yea bud, except the amount of stupid drivers out there far exceeds both the amount of stupid bikers and the danger they pose. You’re just used to it because the standard of driving skill is so abyssmally low and you’re a) probably part of that group whether you like it or not and b) familiar with what to look out for while bikes might be rarer.

In all my time driving I rarely see people who aren’t way too close to the limit of their driving skill. One little mistake followed by someone else not making up for it and bam, problem.