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Drivers really say that to you? Wtf?
Oh, they don't just say it, they'll take detours in order to get ahead of me and cut me off a second time to say it.
This has never happened to me, once, after biking hundreds of hours in DC. Maybe you are the problem?
I won't pretend I don't aggravate asshole drivers by signalling they're a wanker, but unfortunately it's a common experience across the cyclists I know, and technically an improvement on 15 years ago when I stopped cycling because of the number of people who tried to run me off the road.
waking up and going "today, i think i'll choose victim blaming" is a brave and powerful choice
I've had other drivers try to fight me before. Shit happens all the time here. My area isn't as dangerous as a lot of the crackers nearby will tell ya, but its not exactly safe either, so I stay strapped.
Oh thank god. I thought you were a dumbass like me who would totally be baited to ‘fucking go’ with these hogs without a single gun on me.
These fuckers will absolutely challenge you to a fight, let you swing or look like you're gonna, and then pull a firearm.
ever wonder why women dont ride bikes?
I understand that there are many women who ride bikes even in bike-unfriendly environments, and I never intended to belittle or insult them. I never meant to say that there are no women who ride bikes in North America. I intended to say that the hostile conditions of North America (to both women and bicycle riders) have lead to a severe underrepresentation of female bicycle riders in North American locales. Admittedly, my phrasing was a little crude, and I'm sorry that I offended you.
I am a big soft lazy squishy baby and if you try to stop me from cycling I will cut you and that is not hyperbole.
Haha What are you talking about? I know a shit ton of women who ride bikes.
Not to say it's not more dangerous for women to ride bikes though.
In bike-unfriendly cities, ~~only men~~ with thick skin ride bikes. In bike-friendly cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen, the gender ratio among bicycle users is equal (or even a bit female biased.)
(The gender ratio is severely biased towards men in bicycle-unfriendly locales)
I used to ride bikes :(
Fuck dudes. Honestly.
Not sure how it compares, but here in
, drivers can get aggressive if you so much as frustratingly wave your hand at them for nearly killing you.