HEIMDVLLR t1_jb32wj5 wrote
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They’re hypocrites, they want everyone else to follow the laws except them. Traffic signs and lights are just suggestions for them. Asking them to contribute anything financially sets them off.
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HEIMDVLLR t1_jb3hrxi wrote
And guess what, as a driver I don’t like it either, but I also won’t defend their actions. I’ve said it before everyone can be assholes, pedestrians, cyclist and drivers, even bus drivers.
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HEIMDVLLR t1_jb3jj5s wrote
Show me the NYCCars sub or an offline group of car owners defending asshole drivers. As a driver I can attest we’re constantly cussing each other out in public.
Cyclist will defend another rider who engaged in road rage with a car and almost lost their life in the process.
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb4r5sm wrote
That’s a dumb argument because an asshole driver can kill you whereas an asshole bicyclist can knock you down
HEIMDVLLR t1_jb4wjdo wrote
That’s all the more reason why cyclist should be discouraging other riders from playing stupid games with drivers. Blowing a red light puts you in direct danger of getting hit.
Stop encouraging cyclist to bust mirrors, scratch paint, dent panels, purposely slow down in front of drivers. Shit like that should be downvoted, but it’s not.
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb522jf wrote
I feel like you’re mad about an argument no one is making
HEIMDVLLR t1_jb543sz wrote
I feel like you’re not familiar with r/nycbike and r/micromobilitynyc or even live in NYC for that matter.
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb5fetw wrote
Well I feel like you live in Ronkonkoma and are mad you can’t park your F-350. Just take the LIRR my friend
HEIMDVLLR t1_jb5gham wrote
I actually grew up here and live in the city. You think the entirety of NYC looks like Manhattan and it’s far from the truth.
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb5gudu wrote
Queen’s boulevard has been ruined by cars just as much as 8th Avenue
HEIMDVLLR t1_jb5ppl9 wrote
How has it been ruined by cars? What was it like before cars?
The city could easily build paths underneath/above the roadway for pedestrians. Just like they do for the LIE and Van Wyck Expressway nearby.
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb60406 wrote
Queens blvd. and several similar roads (Linden blvd, kings highway, etc) were proposed to be built around light rail however Robert Moses opted to design them so that public transit could NEVER be added. This design only served wealthier single family suburbanites who would then drive their cars everywhere, creating more traffic. So it’s not really what queens blvd was but more what it could have been.
Also pedestrian bridges are hugely inconvenient and tunnels always become disgusting/dangerous.
HEIMDVLLR t1_jb69t1t wrote
I actually like the light-rail option, reminds me of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Street. Which also has busy intersections. What’s stopping the city from adding the light rails now?
The tunnels underneath could be well lit and connected to the subway stations below like a lot of subway stations in Manhattan around time square, Rockefeller, Penn station and Grand Central station.
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb70k5l wrote
Yes. The embarcadero is a nicer road than queens blvd. Queens blvd was built intentionally too narrow to allow the eventual addition of light rail. Basically, they chose drivers slight convenience over transit users large inconvenience. The it only takes that train on the embarcadero 15 minutes to cover the entire length.
As for the tunnels: No! Since humans require fresh air and sunlight, if there are gonna be tunnels leave them for the machines
elizabeth-cooper t1_jb4ywll wrote
Bicyclists have killed people knocking them down.
>Man Dies Days After Cyclist Crashes Into Him
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb529ww wrote
Sure but what’s the fatality rate? 0.01%?
elizabeth-cooper t1_jb53anb wrote
The car accident fatality rate in NYC is <.01% so I'll agree that the bicycle accident fatality rate is lower than that. But the point is that it can and does happen. I also know an older person who broke her wrist being knocked down by a cyclist. A bicycle accident isn't a joke, especially for the elderly.
Dreamtown_Comix t1_jb5d92j wrote
Sure but again the same is true of cars that not many times more so. Additionally if our infrastructure was more bike-centric pedestrians would know where to look out for cyclists
onyourrite t1_jb39diw wrote
^ Thank you! I’m all for micro-mobility stuff and I’m sure a lot more people would be too if the users actually had some courtesy when on the road
The reputation cyclists and e-bikers and other riders have amongst a lot people are “those annoying assholes who go through red lights,” not to say that they’re all bad but that’s the general view of them from my experience
Also this issue of batteries exploding is just insane, how are these bikes and scooters still allowed on the street? Can you imagine the uproar if it was EV batteries or maybe the batteries within hybrid vehicles?
HashtagDadWatts t1_jb3aehi wrote
Everyone goes through red lights here. Cars, trucks, pedestrians, cyclists, everyone. For some reason, self righteous internet comments just decide certain road users should be held to a saintly standard.
HEIMDVLLR t1_jb3h58z wrote
Guess which ones have a means of being tracked down and ticketed for running said red light? I’m sure you know which one based on a certain link always shared to look up moving and parking violations.
HashtagDadWatts t1_jb3l6l0 wrote
Not pedestrians, for sure.
ELnyc t1_jb3buu2 wrote
Do people regularly drive cars on the sidewalk?
HashtagDadWatts t1_jb3ciyz wrote
ELnyc t1_jb3daah wrote
Strange how the existence of this article seems to imply that this is an unusual occurrence.
HashtagDadWatts t1_jb3l4bv wrote
Strange how many such articles one can find for something you claim is so unusual.
ArmArtArnie t1_jb4t9ta wrote
Find another this year.
Grass8989 t1_jb3ehtb wrote
Yea, people regularly go on targeted violent rampages with uhaul trucks. That’s totally comparable to unregulated e-bike batteries exploding.
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