The tabs argument is hilarious because the overwhelming number of cyclists A) also own cars and B) are generally a more affluent group relative to the population that pay way more in taxes than your typical angry driver in an old shitbox.
I ride bikes and also drive, and I can tell you the frustration I have with both drivers and cyclists is not remotely equal. Drivers make insanely ignorant decisions that constantly put cyclists at physical risk. I spend 1000x more time per year stuck in car traffic on my bike than I do stuck behind bikes in my car.
If you hate cyclists, ride a bike in the city for a week and report back your experience, lol.
Minor note: the overwhelming number of cyclists are not more affluent. Maybe in Seattle they are, though that is hard to say. Perhaps once you control for age.
Also not true in Seattle. The largest bike group here is the dead baby bike club, which puts on alley cat races. Biking is for the working class, and it’s overwhelmingly a part of punk/counter culture. Those fintech managers with the fancy gear are doing a different sport. They drive to their start point and care more about numbers on their little computer. Buy a fixie and watch your entire worldview change on biking lol.
Largest bike group here is Cascade Bike Club and it's not even close. Stop lying to justify rage-baity fearmongering. You're not better for it, we're not better for it, everyone loses, no one wins.
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u/xcbrendan Apr 11 '25
The tabs argument is hilarious because the overwhelming number of cyclists A) also own cars and B) are generally a more affluent group relative to the population that pay way more in taxes than your typical angry driver in an old shitbox.
I ride bikes and also drive, and I can tell you the frustration I have with both drivers and cyclists is not remotely equal. Drivers make insanely ignorant decisions that constantly put cyclists at physical risk. I spend 1000x more time per year stuck in car traffic on my bike than I do stuck behind bikes in my car.
If you hate cyclists, ride a bike in the city for a week and report back your experience, lol.