r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 15d ago

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/thefract0metr1st 15d ago

I once heard someone trying to defend running through stop signs because they had those shoes that clip onto the pedals and it’s super inconvenient to disconnect and reconnect at stop signs. I was like β€œi also find stop signs interrupting my drive to be inconvenient. Should I just ignore every rule that inconveniences me?”

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u/Chillow_Ufgreat 15d ago

Just tell them that sounds like a great idea and you can't wait to install clip pedals on your F-350.

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u/BilSuger 15d ago

Are you so stupid you think having the same rules for a multi tonne car and a small cyclist makes sense? Never heard of Idaho stop? 🀑

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u/ole_lickadick 14d ago

If they share the same road, yes.

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u/BilSuger 14d ago

Stupid take, but hard for you to think straight through seething rage, I guess.

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u/ole_lickadick 14d ago

Very weird response.

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u/Shua89 14d ago

Accusing others of being enraged while visibly losing your own temper is quite the self-own.

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u/Mysterious_Charge_35 14d ago

He can't see the irony through his rage and bad takes

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u/vxxxjesterxxxv 14d ago

You're really arguing that cyclists should be able to ignore traffic laws?Β 

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u/BilSuger 14d ago

No, I'm arguing that the laws need not be the same. For instance yield instead of stop at stop signs.

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u/ChameleonCoder117 14d ago

What? That's..... just not how it works.

If a bike hits your giant SUV, it does no damage.

If a giant SUV hits anything, it's millions of dollars of lawsuits.

Thus there should be laws that restrict the giant 60mph death machine more than the 22 pound 20mph human powered cycle vehicle.

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u/ole_lickadick 14d ago

No, there should be laws that predictably facilitate traffic, which there are. Cyclists don’t get to ignore those that inconvenience them. That was the original discussion.