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jeffbyrnes t1_iwhugnf wrote

Reply to comment by Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee in Cambridge City Council to consider citywide ban on ‘turning on red’ by superfakesuperfake

Your entire argument was “cyclists should obey the law”.

So why do drivers get a pass?

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Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_iwi2w78 wrote

Who's giving them a pass? But if you think you're some kind of bicycle vigilante Batman who we need to enforce the law through daily conflict while straddling your 19th century contraption, I can assure you that this scenario is not something the public demands. Just give it a rest, man.

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jeffbyrnes t1_iwixyb1 wrote

I mean, you’re giving them a pass.

You’ve been hot all over this set of comments, lambasting folks sharing that they break some laws in an attempt to be safer while cycling.

Saying “ugh scofflaw cyclists” while not even once acknowledging the reality of driver behavior as far worse is disingenuous.

Also, you keep referring to a bicycle as something antiquated & unsafe, which has its own negative connotations.

I’m hardly a vigilante; I ride a step-through & wear street clothes when I bike places.

Nobody, no matter how they get around, should be punish-passed or otherwise deal with abuse for going places, and yet this regularly happens to many. Hell, I’ve been punish-passed while driving a car.

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Hyperbowleeeeeeeeeee t1_iwj21vz wrote

OK, I think you're speaking a slightly different language here with terms and accusations I don't really understand -- or I don't understand how they're pertinent. I think maybe it's gotten too unhinged to continue onward with this conversation really. Good luck with your bicycles.

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