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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by stinos on Monday June 23, 2014 @03:45AM (#7930689)
It's not our ignorance that downvotes you, rather the opposite: the knowledge you are not making sense.
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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by bane on Monday June 23, 2014 @07:25AM (#7931287)
Which part exactly doesn't make sense? Illuminate me why cycling should work in the vast majority of the world and why cars don't? Because apparently everybody outside of the Northwest Coast of the U.S. and the Netherlands must be idiots and morons who are simply overlooking a hassle-free and convenient utopia because they've been tricked by the big car and oil companies to prefer to get most places in the faster, lower effort, climate controlled and more convenient alternative.

Oh I'm sorry, this is apparently a religious issue and faith with get me over all practical issues.

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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by stinos on Monday June 23, 2014 @08:04AM (#7931426)
cycling should work in the vast majority of the world and why cars don't

Nobody ever made this claim, so there's no way to illuminate you about it. Same goes for the part about the idiots and morons.

Which part exactly doesn't make sense

For instance the part where you say Is an inconvenient, slow, tiring way to travel in anyplace without a good climate or near perfect. That is merely a generalized opinion.

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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by bane on Monday June 23, 2014 @09:05AM (#7931682)
Yup, absolutely no illumination provided. Within this thread, I've provided support for the idea as well as anecdotes and data as to why more bike lanes won't get the average person on a bike. I've been downvoted and refuted with no particular counter argument leading me to believe that this is a religious issue and not a factual one. Bikers believe everybody should bike, and people who give reasons why they don't are summarily dismissed.

I'm sorry if I offended your religion.

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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by alphapapa on Monday June 23, 2014 @04:55PM (#7934604)
The dogmatic downvoting here is disappointing (no alliteration intended). You seem to be right. Reason doesn't work. I know there are reasonable cyclists, but few are speaking up here.
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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by alphapapa on Monday June 23, 2014 @06:03AM (#7931068)
Everything he said is simple truth. Your comment is the equivalent of, "Lalala I can't hear you." You can do better than argument by assertion.
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Re:A New Bike Lane That Could Save Lives and Make Cycling Mo... by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday June 23, 2014 @07:52AM (#7931387)
> Everything he said is simple truth. ...You can do better than argument by assertion.

Why change now? It's assertions all the way down.

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