• Ledericas@lemm.ee
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    bicycling/lists, they turned out to be douches in our area whining and complaining about certain legislation that doesnt benefit them, reduced the size of the roads just for them. you know they are one of them, when th ey have all that bicyling gear on them,

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      Bicycle lanes are always a chicken/egg problem, If you build safe bicycle lanes (and not just drop some painting on the road without changing anything else) you’ll drag more cyclist, which in the end let more space on the road for people who really need it. It’s annoying for the car-drivers, but it’s not like car aren’t annoyance for the rest of the population either. Too many cities gave the priority to car in absurd proportions.

      Regarding traffic code, it’s a complicated topic, there is some minor changes of rules which are really making cycling more efficient, I am thinking about the right-turn on red or the dual way bike-lane in single-way street (when technically possible). On the other hand, some cyclists indeed ignore every possible regulation, all while not having the experience to understand what’s safe and what isn’t

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        the last part, they even got the city to not ticket bicyclist for running red lights.

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      reduced the size of the roads just for them

      Reducing the size of roads actually makes it better for everyone. It reduces the rate of traffic fatalities by reducing speed. It’s especially important for pedestrians and anyone in a car that’s not a giant fucking truck or SUV.