Disagree with the first bit. They have a chance to make a little bit of positive change, and they do. Good on them.
Super feel you on the last bit though. Happens at least once a day to me. I even have some low level chronic pain from a cyclist hitting me a few years back. I really wish the anti car community was ready to address this problem.
Conclusion: like, both are bad. Just because the latter is bad and there’s many apologists for the latter doesn’t mean it’s not right to call out car drivers for this egoistical behavior. Even those who don’t realise that both are bad (there’s many of them, I know) are your allies in this. How’d you feel if a pedestrian managed to get a cyclist prosecuted for this behavior? Would you see them as a predator?
I really wish the anti car community was ready to address this problem.
What do you think pushing for separate infrastructure for cyclists is, if not that? Nobody wants to ride on a sidewalk trying to dodge pedestrians; it happens when cyclists are forced off the street by drivers and have nowhere else to go.
Disagree with the first bit. They have a chance to make a little bit of positive change, and they do. Good on them.
Super feel you on the last bit though. Happens at least once a day to me. I even have some low level chronic pain from a cyclist hitting me a few years back. I really wish the anti car community was ready to address this problem.
Conclusion: like, both are bad. Just because the latter is bad and there’s many apologists for the latter doesn’t mean it’s not right to call out car drivers for this egoistical behavior. Even those who don’t realise that both are bad (there’s many of them, I know) are your allies in this. How’d you feel if a pedestrian managed to get a cyclist prosecuted for this behavior? Would you see them as a predator?
What do you think pushing for separate infrastructure for cyclists is, if not that? Nobody wants to ride on a sidewalk trying to dodge pedestrians; it happens when cyclists are forced off the street by drivers and have nowhere else to go.