Do you hate Cyclists?
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Do you hate Cyclists?
im a cyclefag but i do hate cyclist. most people on bikes are people who committed duii but dont know what the laws are for biking or kids who dont care what the laws are for biking
>>675822683
i hate fixies
Yes. And though not all are bad, I never assume they won't do something stupid cause the majority that is.
>>675822683
Just my faggot mayor for ruining the roads catering to them. Seriously the most obnoxious bike lanes ive ever seen.
>>675822683
the fuck? no.
why would you "hate cyclists"?
Cause they some gay as mofos that support bernie sundies
>>675822683
that's a pure sports bike, not equipped for the road.
what do you care what other people do on their race tracks?
sometimes
Nope.
Bikes we're such a great invention. Not to mention they are often a faster way to get around a busy city than public transit or a car.
>>675822683
when they ride on two lane canopy roads with blind curves? yes.
>>675822683
Only the ones that think they own the road, weaving between lanes of traffic and generally doing stupid shit.
>>675822966
how did they pass their bike safety test in school then? by now pretty much every person should've had one, they started those in, what, 1960?
>>675823795
literally the only example of how a bicycle is good transportation. it's exercise more than anything.
>>675823055 fuck you
>>675822966
you can get a dui on a bicycle too.
>>675822966
the alcohol limit is the same for bikes as it is for cars.
>>675823055
yup, subhuman scum
>>675824473
I don't think that's true, but even if it was, you're acting like it's a minor or irrelevant factor. Billions of people live in densely populated cities and waste hours of their time in traffic.
Even if that was the only use, it was still be a damn good one.
>>675824941
and their are just as many people in small towns that aren't full of buildings that are right next to each other in which some people have an hour or more commute in the morning. in this example, yes, bicycles are irrelevant and obviously inferior.
>>675825245
there* durr
>>675824901
not just sub-human, bikes are entirely non-human
"scum" isn't usually applied to mostly metallic objects
>>675825245
unlike city population, though, rural population is shrinking at a rapid pace, making your scenario ever more irrelevant over time.
>>675825245
See: >>675825559
Not to mention, you missed my point. I'm not saying there aren't situations where bicycles aren't very helpful - of course there are. All I'm saying is "There is only one situation where they are useful" is a pretty shitty argument when that situation is the daily lives of literally billions of people.
>>675826584
bahaha what were they thinking
>>675822683
Some are just complete stupid fucks. I commute to work via a country road since the dual carriage to that area is usually rammed up.
Occasionally some twats decide to cycle on that road instead of using the dedicated bike path next to the carriage way and hold up a mile of cars.
I also can't fucking stand it when they ride parallel to each-other to make overtakng even fucking harder
Post cool looking bikes faggots
>>675826584
>>675827334
The cyclists were legally in the right. The truck shouldn't have crossed that white line.
>>675823225
>I never assume they won't do something stupid
That's exactly how I feel about car drivers. Can't blame you tho, a lot of cyclists are imprudent jerks.
>>675824533
He is saying they previously had DUIs in cars, so now they bike. You don't need a license to use a bicycle, or insurance.
>>675826189
and you are missing my point which is there are equally as many people who don't rely on bikes and are perfectly fine with it. we dont NEED bikes and they are becoming more irrelevant as we speak.
>>675824473
The bicycle is literally the most efficient means of travelling period. nothing can move as quickly with as little energy.
>>675827803
energy efficient: maybe. but overall? no i dont think so
>>675827661
bait?
>>675827976
Bait.
>>675827976
does it sound like b8?
>>675827504
no they were not. they were thrill seeking fuck heads.
unmotorised or low powered motorised vehicles are not allowed on highways.
>>675824405
are you over sixty?
ITT: proving that cyclist fags really are the queers of the transportation world.
>>675827976
yea bait. there's not even a logical cohesion to his theory. just the butthurt of a yokel.
>>675822683
Yes.
99.9% are faggots
99.9% are poorfag faggots
99.9% are poorfag faggots with no class, who don't obey the traffic laws everyone else has to and are easily the rudest of the rude on the road
The dumbest shit is northern cities (with snow, i.e., half the year) where they dedicate whole chunks of a city to cyclist lanes under some ridiculous notion that this saves the environment.
Clue: The lanes given up for cars to do this cause more cars to sit idle in traffic, hence more car emissions. Accordingly, these "bike friendly" cities have their basic premise wrong and could not be more backwards and are actually harming the environment. Also, fyi, even in the U.S., where most people own a car, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (heavily liberal arm of Congress), less than 30% of U.S. global warming emissions come from the transportation sector. What they don't tell you is that even this low number (30%) is puffed up in that it includes planes, trains, ships, ground freight, and lastly private transportation. It turns out that of that 30%, less than 2% of that is accounted for by private transportation (cars people drive). Thus, all the mainstream media nonsense about how "cars" cause all this problem is just pure bullshit. Still, bikes ultimately cause more hydrocarbon emissions indirectly when cities become "bike friendly".
Dumbasses, and typical government propaganda.
>>675828176
no, twenty. passed bike safety when i was 14.
why?
>>675828108
Depends on state / country. In Wyoming, you can cycle on all the freeways.
Though even if the cyclists shouldn't have been there, the truck still shouldn't have crossed the line.
Best case scenario for you is that they were both wrong.
>>675827976
u literally just say "no ur argument is shit" without providing any evidence and call me baiting? really?
let's say it's pouring down raining and i live 20 miles from my job. do you really think i'm going to ride a fucking bicycle down a dirt road for a mile then get on pavement and do another nineteen? that's my fucking argument, dude>>675828386
>>675827976
>>675828933
Live in civilization where there aren't dirt roads.
>>675828593
This is my first time hearing about a bike safety test
>>675822683
Yes. Fag that I know always talking loudly about his bike and how far he rides. Wears his bike gear all the time and basically is an attention whore. He bought a stolen bike off ebay. I should call the cops on him.
>>675829103
exactly my point (which i've stated multiple times but you fags still don't seem to get) is that a SHIT TON of people don't live in big cities that are right next to door to your job and you could walk there faster than take a fucking cab or right a faggy bicycle.
I am one. Fuck everybody.
>>675829440
die in a fire
>>675829172
what do you do then, let the kids loose on their bikes without any safety instructions?
sounds mad irresponsible
>>675828496
Yeah, the average car at idle produces a shitload of VOC's yet for literally zero travel. Incredibly inefficient. It's like running an engine for no reason. Especially a problem in cities where civil engineers fuck with the roads to make bike lanes and cause tons more cars at idle. When a car is moving, it actually produces less VOC's and CO compared to NOx in the ratio of emissions, plus it actually MOVES and when someone gets where they are going, they can then shut it off. Engines are made to run efficiently while moving, not while at idle. Just common sense.
Bikes do cause more emissions this way.
>>675828496
die in a fire
>>675829612
haha yes
I guess where I'm from our parents actually care about us enough to teach us bike safety their selves, not wasting government funds
>>675829612
Never heard of someone being knocked down from a car on a bike, where I live
>>675829172
In school as a kid we went to this dope ass training center, like a miniature city to learn the rules of the road on our bikes. Shit was cash
>>675828933
>that's my fucking argument, dude
no. your argument was
>there are equally as many people who don't rely on bikes and are perfectly fine with it
>we dont NEED bikes and they are becoming more irrelevant as we speak
where's the logic in that? it's not MORE people every day not living in urban areas, it's less. how the fuck would that make bikes more irrelevant.
you were just parroting my argument's structure with non-sense. because you're a yokel.
>>675829955
we did something like that, too.
>>675829955
Then came the power wheels the yeat after!
Tell me there's some GTA fags here that remember the Durham region training center lmao
>>675822683
I live in SW Ohio where we have a bike trail, which spans over 100 miles and these fags in their wannabe Tour de France gear saddle up, ride on public roads, slow travel and do not obey traffic laws. I think it's safe to say that I fucking hate them. When it's nice out, I drive a 2001 ZO6 with over 700 whp, headers, x pipe and muffler delete cat back. I do not budge an inch when passing them and fucking hit the rev limiter, which usually results in them nearly wrecking. Too bad there aren't any cliffs nearby.
>>675829644
no. cars cause more emissions this way, because it's usually too many cars that cause a traffic jam, not too many bikes.
the world has yet to observe a bicycle jam.
>>675823055
this. I'm personally a mtb junkie and have nothing against those who use a road bike to get from A to B without being retards, but holy shit fixies are so fucking gay.
>>675829324
Of course we get it, you idiot. Nobody is challenging that point. Look at my response in: >>675826189 : "I'm not saying there aren't situations where bicycles aren't very helpful - of course there are." You are right to point out that living in bumfuck nowhere in the middle of a dirt road in the rain is one of those times.
Your point is "There are plenty of people for whom bicycles are not useful" my point is "there are plenty of people for whom bicycles are useful" Do you really not understand that one can consistently maintain both of those points at the same time?
Luckily there are less and less of you country yokels every day.
>>675828669
Your argument was that "roughly 50% of the world lives in rural areas so fuck the other 50% that bikes are useful for" I legitimately was under the impression that you were trolling. We aren't talking about the convenience of driving. We are talking about the usefulness of bicycles in densely populated areas.
>>675828933
If you live out in the country you would be retarded not to own or have access to a motor vehicle. If you live in the city and it's pouring raining than take transit. Neither of these scenarios undermines the bicycle as a method of efficient transportation. Yes, some days are not ideal for biking.
>>675822683
Why would I hate morally superior road users? They have every right under the law to use the roadway, hating them, especially as they are better people than motorists, would be silly.
>>675830322
Have you been to London? I think you'll find the world has seen a few
>>675823921
That covers 95% of them
>>675830644
Look into confirmation bias, my friend.
>>675830249
Holy shit I went there as a kid
I got the power wheels shit was so cash
>>675830250
oh you are so much better than the people you complain about. where did you get your license? traffic rules are about respect towards the other vehicles, not being a road warrior with needs for compensation. lol fag
>>675829973
>implying that one part of my words was an entire argument.
i'm the yokel though, right?
you are incapable of understanding the simplest piece of information provided to you as i've stated MANY FUCKING TIMES that there are just as many people in big cities that ride bikes that drive cars in small towns, cities. implying that those people would have to travel much longer distances in small cities, towns than they ever would in a place like say NYC. The amount of people who ride bikes to work in my town is almost nonexistent. now that doesn't mean bros wont do it for shits and gigs on the weekend. but it's not the primary transportation to work for 99% of my town and shit ton of other towns. YA GET IT NOW? cuz im not going to say it again. i'll just call u a dumb nigger for the remainder of the thread
>>675822683
>>675822683
Of course
>>675830390
maybe YOU were talking about "densely populated areas" but that's not what i was referring to obviously. so don't try to make it seem like WE were talking about the same thing, which we clearly aren't
I hate these gay mother fuckers when i'm driving. The could easily get exercise in their neighborhood, because not all roads have bike lanes. But these faggots want to ride their bikes on main roads in my city, and expect every single car to change lanes and pass them. I just want to run them over. They never ride on the sidewalk when they have the option to.
>>675830561
a few. a few? A few!?
are you retarded? how are "a few" relevant when compared to the astronomical amount of daily car-only traffic jams.
sweet justice
>>675831312
i luv it.
>>675830983
maybe you should learn to quote the right posts then, yokel.
>>675831471
no u, yokel
>>675831218
They have the right to use the road. Stop being a fat environmentally degrading cuck.
>>675831602
>muh environment
the earth is already fucked, dude. there's nothing we can do to stop it now
>>675830983
I guess what we are all wondering is where you are going with what you are saying. Now that you have clarified you don't seem to have a point other than "a small amount of people don't need bikes." Is that all you wanted to tell us?
>>675831706
NO...........YOUR MOMS BOX!
okay i'm done
>>675822683
If folks in cars started paying fair market price for their parking spaces, everything would be cool.
>>675831706
dumb nigger
im a cyclefag
done at least 10 miles today
>>675822683
>commutes on a toy
>entitled to anything
Pick one.
>>675831878
Try Death
I do not hate cyclists.
I drive a van and give cyclists as much space as possible.
I will also shield them.
I have no issue with people riding on pavements.
My only issues are; cyclists riding on the road at night with no lights on and cyclists with all the gear (sweet carbon bike, all the lycra, helmet with go pro etc) that run red lights. Other 'amateur' cyclists that run a red I have no issue with
>>675831695
we can keep you from making more people
>>675832094
>has nothing to do with the environment
>>675831602
Tell me why you refuse to ride on perfectly flat sidwalks when you have the option too. Also bike fags ALWAYS run red lights.
>>675831706
it is. he doesn't seem to know that his kind is slowly reducing itself.
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects-2014.html
people keep moving into cities, so they can ride their bike to work. wouldn't expect a yokel to realise that.
>>675832185
Roads are purpose built for wheels...
>>675822683
Sometimes when I run them over their bike fucks up my tires other then that I don't really hate then
>>675832234
>only fags ride bicycles because they prefer the anal vibration.
GOTCHA!
>>675832163
uh, yea it does.
>>675827803
What about a glider using thermals?
>>675832185
>Tell me why you refuse to ride on perfectly flat sidwalks when you have the option too. Also bike fags ALWAYS run red lights.
It is less safe to ride on the sidewalks as people coming from side streets have less of a clear line of sight. Also bikes have the right to use the roadway. As for red lights, it depends on the state - Idaho stops, for example, require bicyclists to slow down enough to stop for any cross traffic. Other states require bikes to stop. If a bicyclist ignores the rules and gets flattened, well, fuck em.
>>675832419
prove it
>>675831218
Man, I rode on the sidewalk once a few years ago and got a ticket for it, fuck the police. Is why I only roadside now.
>>675827803
sailboat
>>675829612
I went to one of the richest public school districts in Illinois. We had fucking everything.
Not bike safety though. Bike safety is definitely not part of a normal curriculum.
>>675830322
Lol. There's plenty of bicycle jam footage on youtube
>>675832185
sidewalks are for pedestrians, roads are built for bikes and cars.
you're not even allowed to ride a bike on the sidewalk, unless your're under 14. are you under 14?
>>675832284
The only thing that bothers me is that he doesn't look embarrassed.
>>675831602
Check your privelage m80. "Right" and "Holy Gift of Motorway Use Instead of Playground/Park/Driveway" are different things. Bikes are unsafe on the road, particularly when you morons ride hands-free while sending a frigging text.
>>675830978
Then don't act like you are impervious to the rules that everyone else in cars are beholden to follow. That, or get your faggot ass on the bike trail that tax payers funded so you could ride your archaic form of transportation without getting in everyone's way.
>>675832284
wow, is there a unicycle version?
>>675832570
Because nobody in a car has ever killed anyone while distracted by their cellphone. Nope. Not even one.
>>675832627
do you get cringier than this? wait dont asnwer that
>>675832311
Most roads are built for automotive use, and maintained with vehicle taxation.
>>675831218
a road bike can take damage riding on the sidewalk. Theres a reason theyre called road bikes. If the biker is positioned where they should be in the lane you shouldnt have to go more than 1-2 feet out of your way to pass. If thats really such an issue for you, I think you have greater issues in life and are looking for something to dump anger into.
>>675832311
Cars*
I hate autocorrect too.
You don't need two-feet of compacted asphalt to keep hipsters and middle-managers from sinking into the dirt.
>>675832740
How is this in anyway relevant to my point?
>>675832627
That's fucking impossible, sketch it up, you dolt.
>>675826584
sucks to be them, but that nigger didn't even look before changing lanes
I do that and I drive a three ton vehicle on the daily.
>>675822683
ITT: You have to be a fag to ride a bike in US.
>>675832682
They haven't been hit and then blaimed everyone else m80
>>675832848
What was your point?
>>675832437
are you not breathing? are you not emitting carbon dioxide? has food not to be transported to your area for you to survive? do you not eat meat that has been breathing and farting methane?
i don't think i have to prove anything.
you prove to me your whole progeny will be carbon-neutral.
>>675832740
Balderdash. Most maintenance comes out of the general fund. The only reason automotive design had to become standard was because cars killed more people than the world wars. It would have been better if we banned cars from cities as some groups proposed.
>>675832819
dude most people go halfway in the other lane to avoid cyclists. it's really unnecessary but dumb drivers gonna dumb.
>>675833021
>implying im not a robot
>>675832861
Oh you
>>675832956
Someone asked why not ride on the sidewalk. Aside from the obvious point that in many places you'd get a ticket for this, my reply was that roads were built for wheels, bicycles have wheels, that's why I ride on the road.
>>675832930
Even if that is the case, what is your point? That distracted cyclists who get hit are somehow worse that distracted drivers that kill others?
What an idiot.
>>675828653
Most Highways are off limits to vehicles that cannot keep up with the flow of traffic. Often police do not enforce it if the cyclist is not being a fucking idiot, but that guy should have shoulder checked before the attempt at lane changing. Cyclist forgot the first rule of the road.. The biggest vehicle with the least amount of brakes always has the right of way..
Being dead is no way to be proven right..
>>675832624
i literally know no bikers who don't follow the rules in traffic.
maybe you're getting your ideas about the real world from reality tv and prejudicial archetypes as old as the shared road system.
>>675832493
"I'm back honey, the sail home from work was really relaxing"
>Sailing
>kek
Yes. I drive armored trucks for a living, and we deliver money to Starbucks at colleges and the like. The streets are exceedingly narrow, to the point where if I have to move 2 feet to the left to avoid a cyclist, I'm taking out cars on the other side of the road.
Hop the fucking curb, let me fucking go, and then go back to being a cunt.
>>675833363
>being dead is no way to be proven right.
hitler dindu nuffin doe
>>675833376
not the same anon, but seen most of the cyclists in spandex at any given intersection with stopsigns run them
>>675833067
stop making me smile while im trying to be angry.
>>675833314
No. It's that people who claim to be superior to drivers fail in learning from even poor driving practices before taking to the road and cry poor when they find that the road they are on is exactly as risky as it was before, but instead of doing anything about the road toll as a whole, they act like a pack of fucking hipocrites and only address the problems which directly affect them because, all of a sudden, THEY can be the victim, when many of them are STILL causing accidents.
You chump.
Yes, aside from ignoring all laws they're fucking laughable.
Get a fucking motorcycle you twat, it's a better workout since you have to hold your entire body up by one hand on hard turns and they're fast and fun as shit. And you're working out your upper body, like a man.
You're even more pathetic than people who ride scooters.
>>675823229
Stay fat and mad
>>675833155
So my point was that the majority of roads are built for, and paid for by motorists, not cyclists. Where did you get lost?
>>675832861
>>675832712
Can't tell if replying to meme or taking the bait . . .
>>675824473
Careful retard, youre talking about the most popular land vehicle on planet earth right now
>>675823055
fuck off ride fast die last nigga
>>675833398
The kennedys sailed to work.
>>675832284
dear god... cyclist fag here, ex nyc bike messenger. i did a double take and of course reverse image searched this... what i expected was that this was some mentally handicapped person's school project, or maybe a bike kill abomination (http://gothamist.com/2015/11/02/bike_kill_bike_kill_bike_kill.php) but no, this is actually an early prototype design by 2 german designers for what eventually became a real concept bike
feast your fucking eyes on this bullshit
http://www.core77.com/posts/23298/a-different-kind-of-concept-bike-23298
>>675822683
cause of op's pic related faggots. i don't hate casual cyclists (hell its my primary source of transportation) but any fucker that takes themselves or an activity too damn seriously need to be laughed at. kinda like mlg gamers.
>>675828496
i'm a ritchfag that drives a fixie, what are you gonna do about it
and rules are for faggots
>>675833679
stop signs and red lights are pretty dumb concepts for bikers situational awareness is so much greater when you're on a bike and efficiency lies within not having to stop for no reason.
i'd willingly argue for the loosening of rules around those two concepts, allowing bikers to decide depending on the situation.
>>675832284
>>675832284
that looks really safe and not at all like a way to shatter your spine
>>675830331
fuck off fixies are great
>>675832819
The number of useless fuck I see in the left hand lane in traffic on bikes could choke a dinosaur.
Protip..don't want to be killed, stay out of the fucking way
>>675834124
It's called "fliz".
>>675834419
Fixes are for faggots and hipsters
>>675833494
Always there with the Hitler comments eh?. learn some history fuck nuts.
My point remains.
>>675834124
I like a mode choice that has some difficulty with modern day acceptance, how can I make it more fucking gay?
>>675834666
what is a fixie
>>675822683
Yes, it should be legal to drive over them.
>>675834666
well i guess that makes me a hipster
hail the simplicity that is a fixie
all you need to maintain it is to grease the chain and once a year oil all the bearings, and that's it
>>675834769
a bike with only one gear and an idiot on top
>>675834297
YOU are an Idiot. The rules of the road are for everyone. If I am on a throughway and the side streets have stop signs, you blowing through the stop sign and being crushed by my truck IS your fault. I shouldn't have to squeegee your brains off of my window because you are a cunt.
>>675835002
you forgot to mention it doesn't coast, faggot
yes
>>675834953
>all you need to maintain is a shallow inclination
fixied
>>675834297
not arguing that, but I was contending your personal experiences with mine
in Texas at least, bicycles must conform to most of the same rules of the road as other vehicles, and they don't
>>675835077
>blowing through the stop sign
you know there is an umlimited amount of modes between taking a full stop for no reason and "blowing through the stop sign".
but of course EVERYONE is an idiot without a brain to judge the situation, but you. arbiter of common sense. meta god of the street and roadways.
fuck off you flaming cunt.
>>675822683
From seattle, lived and worked in downtown for 20 years.
Wish every cyclist riding in traffic could be legally shot in the face and dumped in a ditch. Fucking worthless shitbag pieces of garbage.
Someone riding a bike on the side of the road, over in a bike lane, or on a sidewalk ("omg don't inconvenience the [non existent] pedestrians!")...nope don't hate them at all. In traffic? Die in a fucking fire.
>>675835002
>>675835114
thanks
>>675834124
local_idiot_gets_decapitated.webm
>>675832918
>ride a bike in US
>europenis license plates on jap bike
being this retarded
no, no i don't hate them, i myself am a fixie rider
deal with it faggots
>>675826584
fuck knows what kind of laws they have over there on this clip, but fuck you have to be a special kind of dense to cycle on a freeway/motorway.
I'd consider myself lucky to be stopped by the cops first and take all the abuse deserved from them
>>675835477
Hey dickless.. the STOP sign is a STOP sign, not a yield. So the "vehicle" must come to a complete STOP.
Going through it is breaking the fucking law and subject to death, or a ticket if you're lucky.
Fucking idiots, like yourself are often scraped up off of the road because their "situational awareness" was impeded by their damn headphones.
I've been riding and driving longer than you have had pubes, so shut the fuck up and learn to respect physics before you kill yourself.. or don't No body is going to miss you.
>>675823921
95%? you been living under a tree. there are as many bad cylists as car drivers, problem is you see one bad cyclist and tarnish the rest with the same brush.no one type of vehicle owns the road no more than the other, the real difference between us is that when a car has an accident its usually the car that gets damaged, a bike? probably thats where your 95% comes from.
People are dicks whether they're on a bike, in a car or on a train.
Getting more people cycling however has the potential to revolutionise human civilisation.
More people on bikes, in busy cities, means
> greater public health
Less money spent fixing people that are fat and unhealthy
> less polution
See point one
> less traffic congestion
You get to work quicker, or at least no slower and those unable to cycle will also get there quicker
> increased productivity
It's been shown by a ton of peer reviewed studies, that people who cycle to work are more productive at work. This has the knock on effect of improving the economy as a whole.
> improved roads
Bikes cause practically zero road wear. Less money would then need to be spent fixing them.
I'm sure there's other stuff I've missed.
Essentially more cycling means the government would save outrageous amounts of money, coupled with improved economy, means more money for schools and hospitals and shit.
>>675822683
nah they make cool sounds when i run them over.
>>675832427
>It is less safe to ride on the sidewalks as people coming from side streets have less of a clear line of sight.
Yes, it is much safer to not go near pedestrians (who hardly exist anyways) and instead ride in traffic with cars that outweigh you by thousands of pounds. Great safety idea!
>Also bikes have the right to use the roadway.
"We can so we do!" Stupid circular 'logic'.
>>675836183
The biggest vehicle with the least amount of brakes always has the right of way..
The bigger they are the more you get squished
>>675836156
only a special kind of retard would attack a post about changing the law with stating the current law.
>>675827528
as are car drivers with their i am mighty attitude. using a car as a weapon if they get pissed off because a cyclist makes better progress
>>675836156
jesus christ, dude, learn to read.
>>675836183
>no one type of vehicle owns the road no more than the other
Except for the one type of vehicle that pays all the excise taxes, tab taxes, road taxes, and gas taxes to maintain that fucking road. Those people probably SHOULD have more say over ownership than a bunch of faggots twirling around in spandex and blocking traffic on purpose because "muh pedal rites/WE WUZ ROAD KANGZ". Fuck bicyclists. They are literally the niggers of the road users. Contribute nothing and demand everyone to kiss your ass. Burn in hell.
>>675836500
Are you fucking retarded? You said there is some magical realm where stop doesn't mean STOP.
You are exactly the kind of cunt that should ride in traffic. Do it now, BEFORE some bitch lets you knock her up.
Less lf you is better for all of us.
>>675836679
Learn to comprehend numb nuts... you are obviously too stupid to get a drivers license.
>>675836263
>pedestrians (who hardly exist anyways)
wat
is this what americans actually believe?
>>675836724
In the UK at least none of those taxes actually go to the roads.
Roads are paid for out of general taxation.
>>675822683
No because I live in southern California and alnost no one is stupid enough to cycle here.
>>675836872
i don't know what thread you were reading, but we were talking about changing stop sign and red light laws to allow bikers to be more flexible.
as in, approach an intersection at lower speed but without having to stop completely for no fucking reason than that the laws dictating it were made for slow gigantic metal enclosures.
then you bragged in and went BUUUHT ITS AGAINST THE LAHW
idk what to say, dude.
>>675836724
No such thing as road tax you cretin
>>675833981
most popular land vehicle? you mean the car
>>675834691
ur point a shit and so are u
>>675836724
what a load of shit. how about the fact the bike was invented in 1865 and car 1885, i therefore have more ownership of the road than dumbass naive vehicle driving morons
>>675837056
Our cities tend to be much less dense, so people drive from place to place, then walk around at their destination, so there tend to be specific areas with lots of pedestrians while most areas have very few. I never had a problem cycling on the sidewalk where I live.
>>675836724
>implying gas taxes cover road costs
>implying bicyclists don't pay various taxes
>>675822683
yes
>>675837604
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_tax
Ever heard of google? Moron
>>675833363
Fucking this, you can't override physics laws.
>>675838032
Not the person you were replying to, but at least at the federal level in the US, the highway fund comes entirely from some of the taxes he mentioned. Not sure about the state level.
>>675836724
So if they do it for free on something you paid for, makes you the nigger imo.
>>675838177
I think you may be retarded. You should go see a doctor.
What country you from?
>>675835077
Rekt
>>675837982
riding on the sideway kills three toddlers per kilometer per day where i live, which is probably more representative of global urban conditions
>>675822683
iv rode a road bike since i was 13 in the country (i was in yorkshire) and it was fine most the people in my village knew me so i never had much trouble
i now live in bristol and i gotta say cyclists and drivers here are fucking assholes
some of the shit the cyclists here do fucking astounds me these self-entitled little shits have absolutely no qualms about riding in the middle of the road as slow as can be or even better sometimes they will pull up on the side of me match my speed and then when i try to slow down to force them to pass me they slow down with me
and then the drivers literally every single fucking one of them on their phones, believe me when i say when im riding on the road i stay the fuck outta the drivers way and the amount of times some dumb cunt has almost knocked me over because they are too busy talking to their dumb cunt friends is ridiculous then i see the car that almost hit me and its got dents all over it and all i can think is "man i bet they wonder all to them self how they manage to have all these accidents"
in summary no i don't hate cyclists...i don't even hate drivers AS a cyclist what i hate is dumb inconsiderate self-entitled little shitsacks that give both modes of transport a bad name
>>675838904
>says something retarded without looking it up
>is proven dead wrong by random anon with no investment in the ongoing conversation
>"n-no, you're stupid!!"
fuck you /b/
the majority's opinion of bike riders ITT encapsulates your approach to living.
>HURR people do things i dont like
>HURR Vroom Vroom get out my way
>HURR They look funny in lycra
>HURR Can't wait until they make it legal to run them over with my car
All you fuckwits with any of these opinions are living your life with such a closed mind, you're not seeing the joys you are missing out on.
Enjoy your tragic depressed existence. i'll be out there seeing awesome shit and travelling to amazing places on my bicycle
>>675839848
I have no problem with them as long as they follow the rules and don't interfere with traffic. But too often that's not the case.
>>675839463
I can't prove you're wrong without knowing your country.
That's why I asked.
>>675823055
im with you on that
>>675839463
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23694438
http://ipayroadtax.com/
http://www.motoring.co.uk/car-news/why-cyclists-don-t-pay-road-tax-_64897
>>675822683
When at the skate park, then yes
>>675840062
>too often
or maybe your life is simply too boring not to entertain yourself with a me vs. them rhetoric on your way to work. after all no one ever checks back on you after telling you once about being a responsible driver accepting and respectful of the general chaotic nature of traffic and its participants.
>>675840062
I have yet to meet a car driver who has not admitted to using their phone regularly while driving.
Seeing a bike run a red light is not representative of all cyclists. Or even the majority of them.
It's easy to jump to convenient conclusions that generalise actions of a minority group such as cyclists. But the reality is most of them, if not all, will be riding with the idea of keeping as safe as possible, whether that means changing lanes, swerving in different parts of their lanes (to avoid car doors and such) or to be in a good position to accelerate from stationary traffic. And i could go on.
TLDR, cyclists aren't out to kill themselves and generally have lower rates of committing offences than car drivers.
>>675840079
Well the anon you replied to appears to be from the US, which has a registration fee, another name for a road tax. The idea is that to take the vehicle on a public road you must register, hence "road" tax, and people who use public roads thereby pay for the roads' upkeep. Of course, cyclists don't have to pay this tax.
>>675840948
Does this registration fee go directly to the upkeep of roads in the US?
From what I've read it appears to be related to weight, and hence the potential damage that vehicle causes to the road.
So even if cyclists did pay this registration fee related to weight, it would be negligible.
>>675840650
>hurr they changed the name in the UK, there is no road tax!!
>being this provincial
>implying I have any investment in whether cyclists have a 'right' to drive on the road because of taxes, and wasn't just pointing out a patently false claim
>>675842065
At this point I'll assume you're trollololing
>>675840948
so, because cars damage the road and get taxed for the repairs, a bike that doesnt damage the road and doesnt get taxed has somehow less right to use the road built by all our grandfathers?
>>675829871
Guess you were homeschooled too then?
>>675822683
Yes.
>>675842467
No. Not all upkeep has to do with wear from use, there is also weather damage from rain and ice. Also, I never said they shouldn't be able to use the road, but I would argue that it's a bit unfair that they don't pay taxes for upkeep when they contribute to traffic and have dedicated lanes.
>>675842303
Ok if it makes you feel better. The fact is you said there's no road tax, and it's very obvious that in many, many countries there is, regardless of what each country chooses to call it.
>>675833788
your argument is shit
>>675843592
And to be clear, with regard to taxes for upkeep, I'm talking only about the US.
>>675822683
If they ride on the road, blocking traffic, and can't go the speed limit, yes I do. If they fuck off somewhere and let the people in cars drive, then I have no problem with them.
>>675843592
but the idea is to get people out of the fucking cars and onto the fucking bikes. a bit of an incentive for better air and some space in the city seems like a good idea.
>>675842467
I dont think you read what he wrote. You should go back and read what he wrote before replying
This is how it works
Read -> Think -> Respond
Not
Don't Think -> Respond
Try it, you'll like it
Faggot
>>675835115
those poor people in their Lambos, Mercedeses and M-class BMWs. This is though stuff to watch guys
>>675842467
I don't give a shit about your rights. Don't fucking slow me down with your faggot ass bicycle.
>>675843592
>>675843859
All upkeep and costs of building new roads, including bike lanes, are paid for from general taxation in the US.
>>675844630
>This is though stuff to watch guys
it's like a metaphor for modern america, lol
>>675844557
you do realise, that this
>>675836724
is the post you've been defending, right?
flamer
BIKERS, we've won an important battle tonight.
/thread
>>675829172
Cycerling proficiency test in UK. I got a badge and everything.
>>675847345
americans dont generally get that kind of education, same as their drivers license, which is a joke
>>675827493
>>675847879
>>675847879
trek
>>675822683
my dad died while out on a bike ride
>>675848561
>>675849111
>>675822683
i like to dress up as Goliath
not everybody thinks that its cool, but i finally met a girl who thinks im a 10/10 would bang like bam in my Goliath suit. (a cyclist chick)
she'd come over sometimes while her boyfriend was away after school.
once the door would close she'd almost instantly get naked. most times she'd put on her favorite song and start sucking. then she would cry. her tears and makeup would drip down her face onto my dick. its surprising how cold tears are. eventually i finally asked her what was wrong. in between licks she told me that her favorite song was also her bfs favorite song. so even though she loved hearing it and it totally got her pussy wet, it also made her think about the fact that she was cheating on her boyfriend. i dont think i ever came harder down somebodies throat then right after she told me that. she was beautiful. we dont hang out anymore. wanna get lunch?
this was the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSPe8dIJEtw
