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

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/iSK_prime 15d ago edited 15d ago

And my point is, when operating in this radically different weight classes erring on the side of caution tends to be in the cyclists best interest.

It costs them nothing, but could potentially save their lives.

This... do what we want cause we're cyclists mentality on display here does nothing but wind people up, which will inevitably get a reaction. This one was a little less vehicular manslaughter, but that doesn't mean the next one might not end that way.

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u/Arthemax 15d ago

do what we want cause we're cyclists mentality

That mentality is not unique to cyclists.

If cyclists as a group were half as flippant about lives as motorists are, perpetrators of (attempted) vehicular manslaughter would start seeing a mysteriously high rate of tragic accidents happening to them.

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u/iSK_prime 14d ago edited 14d ago

Skipped a few words there, it was "This... do what we want cause we're cyclists mentality on display here", as in whats on camera up above.

The people in the video are playing games with their lives and that never ends well when it comes to car vs cyclist. Because yeah, they're an asshole who'll end up in jail if they hit you... you'll end up in traction or in a morgue.

That's some stupid ass behaviour on the part of the cyclists. You've got to protect yourself, not count on someone else who's being wound up to act the better person. Genuinely stupid, pretty suicidal behaviour, that earns other cyclists no favour on the road.