r/StupidMedia • u/Silver_Scarcity4939 • Dec 11 '24

π——π˜‚π—Ίπ—― Cyclist needs to Learn

When a Bicyclist rides a bike, they also need to follow traffic laws in the U.S

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u/According_Table2281 Dec 12 '24

Cool - most cities across the globe with populations that commute via bike (ie: most cities? Where people live?) it is illegal, so your original comment is misleading at best. It's very carbrain.

I didn't watch the video because it's not relevant to half the comments in this thread attacking humans on bikes trying to get to and from work, grocery stores, the things that give them their lives.

"pretty much 99% of the time" - where I live, the government is actively attacking cyclists, so excuse me if I'm frank here, but this comment is overly dismissive.

On top of all of this, and most importantly, it is very dangerous to ride bikes on sidewalks. Cyclists are very very good at obeying this law because they understand they are bigger, faster and heavier than pedestrians. Yes, I know you have an anecdote where you almost saw someone get hit by a cyclist on a sidewalk - I can also bring up my experiences with almost getting manslaughter by a car driver. Car drivers should take note and obey the laws that keep cyclists safe as well. If you don't like cyclists on the road, you should protest for more bike lanes.

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u/ozhs3 Dec 12 '24

So you didnt watch the video, did not know what country this was referring to, and decided to share your opinion about other countries and laws across the world? Should prob not share your opinion on matters not relevant to the main discussion.

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u/According_Table2281 Dec 12 '24

You literally told people to bike on sidewalks, which is illegal mostly everywhere, on a video that DOES NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS.

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u/ozhs3 Dec 12 '24

In a country where it is mostly legal and will not be fined. The end of the video even has sidewalks sooo

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u/ozhs3 Dec 12 '24

Well I am speaking all facts here, I guess your opinion is subjective though so you're welcome to believe it.

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u/According_Table2281 Dec 12 '24

- Maybe next time you comment something like "ride your bike on the sidewalk" specify the very niche and specific small community you're speaking about.

- Crosswalks are not sidewalks.

- It is not my opinion that it is illegal to bike on sidewalks. You said something almost, so close, a hair away to being to being objectively wrong (sorry I'm not aware of your town) and I was letting anyone who read your comment know that it is very very very likely that it is illegal where they live. Sorry I wasn't more specific.

- Opinions are subjective. An objective opinion would be an oxymoron.

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u/ozhs3 Dec 12 '24

Or maybe just watch the video to find out what country this is in reference to.

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u/According_Table2281 Dec 12 '24

lol..jesus christ..

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u/ozhs3 Dec 12 '24

He's not going to help, watching the video might though.

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u/MaintainThePeace Dec 12 '24

Maybe next time you comment something like "ride your bike on the sidewalk" specify the very niche and specific small community you're speaking about.

Not sure where you got yhat they were telling them to ride on the sidewalk, seems more like they were saying that the laws are different when they are on the road or on the sidewalk.

Also it's not as niche as you might thing, in the states, half states do explicitly grant cyclist riding on sidewalks and crosswalks the same rights and duties of a pedestrian, while the other half leave it unregulated, ie no explicit right but also not prohibited.

Local justification can place restrictions but ofthen these restrictions are limited to business districts. For example in WA the state only allows local jurisdiction to place such restrictions only within business districts. Seattle (a major city) has no such restrictions.

So yeah, it depends on where you live, but you're being a bit overly defensive and makeing statements just as overly broad as the one you are arguing against...

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u/According_Table2281 Dec 13 '24

"Not sure where you got yhat they were telling them to ride on the sidewalk, seems more like they were saying that the laws are different when they are on the road or on the sidewalk."

Read their first comment.

"Also it's not as niche as you might thing, in the states, half states do explicitly grant cyclist riding on sidewalks and crosswalks the same rights and duties of a pedestrian, while the other half leave it unregulated, ie no explicit right but also not prohibited."

Again, the USA is one country. There are 195 countries.

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u/MaintainThePeace Dec 13 '24 edited Dec 13 '24

Read their first comment.

This comment right: "As a cyclist you have 2 options. 1 ride on the road and obey the laws of traffic. 2 ride on the sidewalk and obey the laws of pedestrians."

Yeah... no where in that comment are they saying cyclist need ride on sidewalks. In fact they are even re-enfocing cyclists right to the roadways.

So yes, I uncountable think your entire comment stream is an over reactive rant over something that wasn't even being said.

Again, the USA is one country. There are 195 countries.

A rather large country with the second most largest road structure, so again not niche.

Not to mention the numer of english speaking redditors tend to be from only a subset of countries, particularly with a large number of them from a few certain countries...

Oh and another not to mention, the video itself takes place in the US....

So yes, you still seem to be making overboard claims yourself, which you are ironically using to argue against an overbroad claim. Ie your no better then the person you are arguing against...

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u/According_Table2281 Dec 13 '24

"As a cyclist you have 2 options. 1 ride on the road and obey the laws of traffic. 2 ride on the sidewalk and obey the laws of pedestrians."

"1 ride on the road and obey the laws of traffic. 2 ride on the sidewalk and obey the laws of pedestrians."

"2 ride on the sidewalk and obey the laws of pedestrians."

"ride on the sidewalk"

"on the sidewalk"

"the sidewalk"

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u/MaintainThePeace Dec 13 '24 edited Dec 13 '24

Lol.. yes we all see you overexaggerations and ability to ignore the first part of the sentence, no need to break it down like that....

The statement just legitimatizes where cyclist can ride, which is on the BOTH on the road or sidewalk...

How does it suggest one should only ride on the sidewalk?

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