Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law
by wool_gather on Thursday April 11, 2019 @12:40PM
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> > "I hope you get hit!"
> This is one thing I will never be able to wrap my head around - why would a human being say something like this to a fellow human?
Because he was frustrated and angry about something else that he has no power to affect (possibly the traffic that he was stuck in) and misdirected his energy at an accessible target to alleviate some psychic pressure.
Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law
by justinator on Thursday April 11, 2019 @12:37PM
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why would a human being say something like this to a fellow human?
Cars seem to act as a stress multiplier.
Re:Cambridge's Ambitious Protected Bike Lane Law
by fooblitzky on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:18PM
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Fun fact: 49% of non-cyclists think people who ride bikes are less than human: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/03/28/study-aggressive-driv...
This is one thing I will never be able to wrap my head around - why would a human being say something like this to a fellow human?
In my experience this comment brings together a few things:
1. Many drivers just have no respect for "Share the Road" and specifically no respect for cyclists
2. This type of "speak your mind" attitude is very New England and specifically Boston (and suburbs).
3. Just speaks to the need to accelerate bike access and harmonize/integrate more with infrastructure.
This news is a good step forward...