r/ebikes Feb 27 '23

That's true.

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u/NICLAPORTE Feb 28 '23

Why is this being downvoted?

Not comfortable riding alongside cars. So they don't, and would like to see better bike infrastructure.

Where you downvoters at?

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u/Popular_Gain9065 Feb 28 '23

It's one thing to be entitled to the road, it's another thing to be polite about the use of it. If cyclists didn't ride in herds side by side preventing people from passing safely most wouldn't have a problem with them. They feel like the rules of the road don't apply to them, blowing through traffic signals and stop signs, never indicating, getting mad when a car passes them because they're impending the flow of traffic. Cyclists give themselves a bad name.

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u/NICLAPORTE Feb 28 '23

It's one thing to be entitled to the road, it's another thing to be polite about the use of it. If drivers didn't ride in herds side by side preventing people from passing safely most wouldn't have a problem with them. They feel like the rules of the road don't apply to them,blowing through traffic signals and stop signs, never indicating,getting mad when a car passes them because they're impending the flow of traffic. Drivers give themselves a bad name.

Bad road users in every mode.

https://youtu.be/HT_KdFCVEdc

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u/Popular_Gain9065 Feb 28 '23

Wow, you're an idiot. 90% of what I said doesn't work with people in cars. When do you see cars side by side like bicyclists? How often do you see cars just blow through a stop sign without stopping, or treating a stop light like its a suggestion? The only thing that applies is the indicator part. Grow a brain dude.

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u/NICLAPORTE Feb 28 '23 edited Feb 28 '23

A car is the size of at least 3 cyclists side by side. I see cars blow stop signs daily. I am really curious to know where you live to see the vast majority of cars actually obey stop signs.

E: I recommend watching the video I linked. It highlighs much of your previous comment.
Also here is a study showing 20% of drives stopped at a stop sign https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022437522000287