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Anon rides a bike
Submitted 3 months ago by e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de to greentext@sh.itjust.works
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halfapage@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Agent641@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Except when its hot
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
Much better than walking when its hot tho.
ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 months ago
Dress in light, airy clothing and don’t wear a backpack, strap it on the bicycle rack or carrier. Then it’s usually quite nice, especially if you can get a bit of speed.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Then it’s both
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Or windy.
Then again, I set my best time coming home with the rare tailwind (11 miles in <30 min), but a bad headwind is super demoralizing.
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 3 months ago
You can then tell others you’re scientifically proven to be hot. Win win.
TheMirkMan@lemmy.world 3 months ago
rejects bycicle lanes, Wich the state are spending a lot of money for creating them does not respect the road rules Get hit by a car Gets compensation
Truly a Chad moment
LowleeKun@feddit.org 3 months ago
Your state spends a lot of money ln bycicle lanes? I really envy you…
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Yup, mine just puts some “sharrows” on a regular traffic lane and calls it good.
We have one solid bike path, but if that doesn’t go where you want… screw you I guess.
Nighed@sffa.community 3 months ago
Most bike lanes are worse than riding on a road unfortunately. Especially for confidant cyclists.
I equally hate those that break/bend the rules of the road, whether on bikes or in vehicles.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Exactly. If those lanes exist, they’re right next to parking, and I’m much more worried about getting doored than hit from behind by a car. Nobody looks at their mirrors before getting out of the car…
If there’s a good bike lane, I’ll take it every time.
sparkle@lemm.ee 3 months ago
bicycle lanes are usually death gutters. they’re better than nothing but it can be safer to not use them depending on where you are
there should be separated bicycle paths/lanes separated by barriers that motor vehicles can’t… y’know… easily go into or open their door in front of
also I have legitimately never seen people on bicycles disrespecting road laws unless those road laws enforce something that is unsafe on a bicycle. like disallowing rolling stops. car drivers violate road laws all the time though, not including speeding but i’m pretty sure almost every driver sees speeding as normal too
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I have legitimately never seen people on bicycles disrespecting road laws unless those road laws enforce something that is unsafe
Come to Philly where you can see guys on fixies blowing through red lights without even looking left and right first. Or go anywhere and see people (of all ages, surprisingly) riding against traffic on the wrong side of the road - something that is the perfect blend of illegal and stupid, although not quite as illegal and stupid as the first thing I mentioned here.
brown567@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Yo, my dad stayed biking to work and looks like a whole different person after only a few months, it’s legit
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I did it for a few years. I only stopped because I switched jobs after COVID and my new commute is more than twice as long.
I highly recommend it, and the main reason I’d switch jobs is to go back to cycling to work.
Wogi@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I live 20 minutes of highway from my job, which is in an industrial area with absolutely no pedestrian infrastructure.
Feels bad man.
FatTony@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Well I’m delighted they don’t use the term fag as negative any more, I guess?
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 months ago
And tard is OK now too. I guess.
AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
biking is the way. never been happier than when I’m commuting by bike. just wear a helmet, you can’t predict drivers and some of them get pretty pissed that you’re able to get places faster than them.
Psythik@lemmy.world 3 months ago
It’s 115°F/46°C outside and everyone on the road is trying to kill me; no thanks.
Default_Defect@midwest.social 3 months ago
I was waiting for the part where they blow through a red light and get tagged by a car and blame them for it.
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 3 months ago
Yeah, was waiting for the part where a car just fly past him and hit him, then the internet blame him for exists.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cyclist blow through a red light, most cyclists don’t have a death wish. I’ve seen tons of cars do it though. And my area has a lot of cyclists vs most areas.
Nikki@lemmy.world 3 months ago
i was waiting for the part where a tractor trailer passes them at 55 in a 40 without even considering moving over into the left turn lane and runs them off the road or kills them
HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
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flerp@lemm.ee 3 months ago
People say cars give you freedom and while in a lot of places that you can’t get anywhere without one by design that may be true, being able to get around under your own power has always felt like freedom to me.
fraksken@infosec.pub 3 months ago
While I like to cycle, I also like to go places. Where I live, some places are just too far to get to by bike (I don’t have a shower at work and 70km one way is a decent ride).
To me a car provides a considerable amount of freedom. A bike provides me a different kind of freedom.
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 3 months ago
It’s really just situational mode of transport. If everyone ride a bike for trip shorter than 10km, if there’s great public transport and bicycle infrastructure to support the biking system, and if places are build in way that’s easier to have public transport to serve, then car will have the kind of freedom it promise.
Still, motorcycle does solve the issue, it’s a middle ground for car and bicycle, it can go long range with less emission, it can free up a lot of space that car will take, and it also help you explore places. In Malaysia, there’s almost an equal amount of car and motorcycle on the road. Sure, it does have problem with people riding like a racer and weave around due to not having enough enforcement, but I’d imagine the traffic get worst without it. And it’s not like car didn’t do that as well.
Rolder@reddthat.com 3 months ago
What if you were to go half and half with a motorcycle?
0laura@lemmy.world 3 months ago
you’re right, in that context a car provides a different kind of freedom. it shouldn’t be like that though.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 months ago
It gives you freedom to drive to the next gas station.
FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I moved lived rurally most my life and now I live near a downtown core. I still miss the country but i do love being able to walk to the majority of my needs.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Exactly.
When I’m in my car, I feel trapped into going to places with decent parking lots. When I’m in my bike, I can go anywhere. I park right next to the entrance of stores, I can ride into and across parks, I can stop right next to the lake front, etc. Oh, and I never need to fill up gas or plug in my bike, I just hop on and go.
The main downside is all the cars in the way.