• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Ah Mutually Assured Destruction, if it works for the world’s superpowers it should work for us cyclists.

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      3 days ago

      Ehhhhh…the difference is that the US and Russia were never particularly suicidal in the way bicyclists are.

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        3 days ago

        Aren’t all the lard asses driving everywhere technically the more suicidal ones?..like statistically / numbers-wise?

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          3 days ago

          I’m very clearly talking about short term behaviors like driving the wrong way down a street without lights wearing all black at night.

          Obviously.

          And I say obviously because you also knew this, you’re just making a bad faith response because no bicyclist has ever had a good response to “but 80% of bikers completely ignore laws in a very dangerous (to them, pedestrians) way”

          • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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            3 days ago

            No, you very clearly have a bug up your ass. Cycling? ISN’T DANGEROUS. Even in the city, cycling is a net positive to life expectancy. The more you cycle, the longer you live. That seems to piss you off for some reason. Well, if you’re that sort of person: good!

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              2 days ago

              Cycling isn’t dangerous? Then what is this entire thread about? Can I just refer any biker wanting to improve road safety back to you as a source that changes aren’t needed? Like seriously what are you even talking about? I provided a pretty clear risk-seeking behavior example that I see multiple times per week, and your response is that doing cardio is healthy? Are you ok?

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            3 days ago

            What’s the fucking difference if you’re killing yourself long term or short term, the end result is the same.

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              2 days ago

              Ermmmm…doesn’t that logic indicate we should all kill ourselves right now to save the hassle? I’m not shooting down the idea, I just think user jerkface should try first and let us know if it was worth it.