This sums up what a lot of people think. Throwing it out there. - The Chainlink2024-03-29T08:00:26Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/this-sums-up-what-a-lot-of-people-think-throwing-it-out-there?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A994317&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIt's a total frat move on his…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-13:2211490:Comment:9943172016-06-13T15:55:57.395ZJohn Wilson 6.0https://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnWilson
<p>It's a total frat move on his part.</p>
<p>It's a total frat move on his part.</p> He isn't being serious. He i…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-13:2211490:Comment:9942312016-06-13T15:30:38.142ZJeremyhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JeremySokolec
<p>He isn't being serious. He is trying to be provocative. I can tell by the ad hominem attack against the cyclist in his example. Also, notice how he assigns movement to the bike, but doesn't assign movement to the range rover in an effort to get the reader to view the bike as more dangerous.</p>
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<p>Any pedestrian (without personal biases) at a crosswalk, would be rightly more fearful of an approaching car than an approaching bicycle. Recent articles show the deadly consequences of…</p>
<p>He isn't being serious. He is trying to be provocative. I can tell by the ad hominem attack against the cyclist in his example. Also, notice how he assigns movement to the bike, but doesn't assign movement to the range rover in an effort to get the reader to view the bike as more dangerous.</p>
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<p>Any pedestrian (without personal biases) at a crosswalk, would be rightly more fearful of an approaching car than an approaching bicycle. Recent articles show the deadly consequences of drivers not operating automobiles with care.</p>
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<p><a href="http://chi.streetsblog.org/2016/06/09/intersection-improvements-needed-at-site-where-samyra-lee-7-was-killed/" target="_blank">dead 7 year old</a> , <a href="http://chi.streetsblog.org/2016/05/05/driver-who-fatally-struck-woman-on-southwest-side-allegedly-fled-at-80-mph/" target="_blank">DUI</a> , <a href="http://chi.streetsblog.org/2016/06/07/driver-who-had-been-drinking-fatally-strikes-man-flees-the-scene/" target="_blank">hit and run</a></p> Whoah. How did I miss this? S…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-13:2211490:Comment:9943092016-06-13T08:25:48.868ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
Whoah. How did I miss this? Sorry Tony. Cooper, please familiarize yourself with the community usage policy. This comment and the one to David are in violation.
Whoah. How did I miss this? Sorry Tony. Cooper, please familiarize yourself with the community usage policy. This comment and the one to David are in violation. What's even stranger is your…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-13:2211490:Comment:9940622016-06-13T05:12:53.509Zcurt(is) lockehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/curtismyers
<p>What's even stranger is your repeated pivot to overt hostility -- as in "smug, arrogant fuck" -- really?? Would you talk to Tony or David in that manner if you were face to face? I obviously don't know you, maybe you would. Or maybe you're an internet tough guy??</p>
<p>What's even stranger is your repeated pivot to overt hostility -- as in "smug, arrogant fuck" -- really?? Would you talk to Tony or David in that manner if you were face to face? I obviously don't know you, maybe you would. Or maybe you're an internet tough guy??</p> So sad.
http://www.thechainli…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9939092016-06-10T17:19:17.131ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>So sad.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/another-tragedy-cyclist-dies-in-mount-prospect-after-being-hit-by?xg_source=activity" target="_blank">http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/another-tragedy-cyclist-dies-in-mount-prospect-after-being-hit-by?xg_source=activity</a></p>
<p>So sad.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/another-tragedy-cyclist-dies-in-mount-prospect-after-being-hit-by?xg_source=activity" target="_blank">http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/another-tragedy-cyclist-dies-in-mount-prospect-after-being-hit-by?xg_source=activity</a></p> How strange. A self-righteou…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9941222016-06-10T16:20:01.832ZCooper Hofstadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CooperHofstad
<p>How strange. A self-righteous, sanctimonious cyclist.</p>
<p>How strange. A self-righteous, sanctimonious cyclist.</p> The comment elicits laughter…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9941192016-06-10T16:14:26.362ZDavid Barishhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DavidBarish
<p>The comment elicits laughter from me although I shudder when I think of the illicit behavior he seems to condone.</p>
<p>The comment elicits laughter from me although I shudder when I think of the illicit behavior he seems to condone.</p> Apparently, we have had diffe…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9938502016-06-10T16:13:15.049ZCooper Hofstadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CooperHofstad
<p>Apparently, we have had different experiences.</p>
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<p>And while I appreciate a good sarcastic comment, "I'd rather get hit by a bike than a car any day" is silly and undermines your argument. Of course, I would too. I'd rather get hit by a bike than a lot of things that aren't as likely to happen.</p>
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<p>Anyway.</p>
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<p>Apparently, we have had different experiences.</p>
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<p>And while I appreciate a good sarcastic comment, "I'd rather get hit by a bike than a car any day" is silly and undermines your argument. Of course, I would too. I'd rather get hit by a bike than a lot of things that aren't as likely to happen.</p>
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<p>Anyway.</p>
<p></p> As to the first part, yes. I…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9938482016-06-10T16:05:37.190ZCooper Hofstadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/CooperHofstad
<p>As to the first part, yes. It does cause me (and many others) more concerns about cyclists following the rules vs. drivers. Of course, you're right that a car would cause far more injury, but that's a fallacy. A meteor falling on my head would cause even more damage than either, but it's not something I worry about given the remoteness of the chance that it would occur. An exaggeration, but we make these risk analyses every day.</p>
<p>As to the first part, yes. It does cause me (and many others) more concerns about cyclists following the rules vs. drivers. Of course, you're right that a car would cause far more injury, but that's a fallacy. A meteor falling on my head would cause even more damage than either, but it's not something I worry about given the remoteness of the chance that it would occur. An exaggeration, but we make these risk analyses every day.</p> So the fact that you've had a…tag:thechainlink.org,2016-06-10:2211490:Comment:9939032016-06-10T15:57:39.433ZTony Adamshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TonyAdams
<p>So the fact that you've had a few bad experiences with cyclists, which in the worst scenario would have caused perhaps some serious injury, leads you to be more concerned about the minor thread of a bike than the major threat of a car? If you are in fact serious about this, I urge you to reconsider your thinking, if not for your sake, then for the sake of your kids.</p>
<p>So the fact that you've had a few bad experiences with cyclists, which in the worst scenario would have caused perhaps some serious injury, leads you to be more concerned about the minor thread of a bike than the major threat of a car? If you are in fact serious about this, I urge you to reconsider your thinking, if not for your sake, then for the sake of your kids.</p>