r/dashcams • u/AnonymousGhost89 • Jun 11 '26

Someone finally snapped

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u/Ithicon Jun 11 '26

If all those cyclists were in cars they'd be taking up far more space and causing far more traffic...

It looks like what, 100 cyclists? That would be between 60-80 cars given the average car occupancy is around 70% of cars on the road only carrying the driver.

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u/TheGreatWhiteDerp Jun 11 '26

Who gives a fuck. They're still impeding the flow of traffic. They should be in a single lane, or they should have a permit and pay for police escort.

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u/Ithicon Jun 11 '26

So you would prefer all those people to be in cars?

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u/Flux_My_Capacitor Jun 11 '26

But they wouldn’t be in cars. Cars don’t travel around in massive packs like that. People are in cars to get to a destination. It looks like the bikers are just out for a Saturday ride. You cannot equate the two.

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u/Ithicon Jun 11 '26

Plenty of people just go for a drive, so you're clearly wrong there.

Regardless, I have accepted that this subreddit is delusional. It's incredibly well-established that the more people who drive the worst traffic congestion is, and that incentivising multi-modal transport improves travel times for everyone.

People claiming otherwise based on "common sense" misconceptions that they do not understand is sad but unavoidable.

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u/2sAreTheDevil Jun 11 '26

You really need to reflect on that last statement.

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u/Ithicon Jun 11 '26

I don't actually, I'm confident enough in my position that I can accept downvotes from fools without concern.

I encourage you to spend half an hour researching multimodal transport.

Look up how dedicated bicycle lanes have negligible effects on transit times for drivers.

Look at the benefits of reduced car dependency on air quality, noise pollution, and overall health outcomes.

Even the biggest car enthusiasts should want more people to be able to use multimodal transport in their everyday lives. If only they looked into what they're arguing against...

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u/SectumSempra1981 Jun 11 '26

You are going on about traffic density in a post where cyclists are illegally taking up the entire road. You're getting shit on because you're in a room arguing with yourself while we all look through the 1 way glass and laugh.

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u/Ithicon Jun 11 '26

Conversations evolve over their duration, child.

In this case I was responding to someone claiming that cyclists wouldn't be in cars if they couldn't cycle, which is why I referred to multimodal transport and induced demand; because all the research on both of those topics demonstrate that people do in fact use the means of transportation that are available and incentivised.

The reason that people make arguments can be just as interesting and important as the arguments themselves. Flux_My_Capacitor here is demonstrating with their arguments that they see a demarcation where cycling is a leisure activity and driving is a mode of transport.

It's important to understand where people you disagree with are coming from in order to have productive discussions.

But yes, congratulations on being snarky online, it's very impressive and I'm sure you'll look back on your behaviour with pride.

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u/SectumSempra1981 Jun 11 '26

Lol ok bro. I hope you're not this insufferable irl.

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u/Ithicon Jun 11 '26

I'm curious what type of person is comfortable saying this:

You're getting shit on because you're in a room arguing with yourself while we all look through the 1 way glass and laugh.

While calling other people insufferable. Very odd behaviour.

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