• YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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    6 days ago

    As much as I am all for the de-car-ification of my country, cyclist really aren’t doing themselves any favors.

    • SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip
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      6 days ago

      Bullshit. Cyclists obey the rules of the road at greater rates than drivers. It’s just that you expect drivers to behave like entitled dipshits, so their lawbreaking is less visible.

      • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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        6 days ago

        So much to dissect here

        First: drive(cycle) predictively, not politely.

        Second: I just left a comment about not liking car culture(go on, check my profile. I’m not lying.)

        Third:I don’t expect anything! I get into the other lane if there is a cyclist. But go on, tell me more about myself.

      • criss_cross@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        I’ve never once seen a cyclist stop at a stop sign. Even into oncoming traffic they just ignore them and hope for the best.

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          5 days ago

          Are cyclists supposed to stop at stop signs there? Here they aren’t. They are supposed to treat them as yield signs

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            5 days ago

            It varies by state.

            Edit: if I recall correctly, bicyclists in PA are supposed to obey all the same traffic laws as car drivers except they aren’t required to maintain the same minimum speed, and they are allowed to ride on the shoulder.

            However, it’s been some time since I looked into it.

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            5 days ago

            In my state they are expected to follow the rules of the road and stop at stop signs and traffic lights.

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          6 days ago

          I stop at stop at stop signs, and see others do, too. So it happens. Probably as often as drivers stop at stop signs.

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        4 days ago

        Yeah. When every car is breaking the speed limit and it just gets ignored. But bring up speeding and oh that doesn’t count.