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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by prepend on Sunday December 13, 2020 @08:21PM (#25412333)
Again, I’m not saying that cars are perfect. I was just pointing out how I frequently see cyclists breaking traffic laws and norms. I don’t think that because cars are assholes that bikes can be too.

Do you think it’s appropriate that a bike passes a car in its own lane? Do you think the law should be changed to allow this?

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by addicted on Monday December 14, 2020 @03:05AM (#25414610)
And do those cyclists “being assholes” kill 50000 Americans a year? Or even close to the proportional equivalent?

The fact that people driving 2 ton steel killing machines complain about cyclists being “assholes” when it’s overwhelmingly their killing machines that, you know, kill cyclists, pedestrians, and other people in killing machines, is a remarkable display of entitlement.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by Rebelgecko on Sunday December 13, 2020 @09:24PM (#25412838)
>Do you think it’s appropriate that a bike passes a car in its own lane?

This is entirely situational. There are cases where it is OK and there are cases when it isn't.

There was an Uber blocking traffic on my street today and I went past them. It would be ridiculous to have to just sit behind the car until their passenger showed up, and I'm sure as hell nit gonna ride my bike into oncoming traffic

>Do you think the law should be changed to allow this?

It doesn't need to be changed. The law in my state already allows this under many circumstances

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by apocolyps6 on Sunday December 13, 2020 @09:16PM (#25412777)
> I frequently see cyclists breaking traffic laws and norms.

More frequently than cars? There are over 5 million car crashes in the US every year. 30,000+ people killed.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by cratermoon on Sunday December 13, 2020 @08:38PM (#25412509)
Do you think it's appropriate to blame the victims?
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