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The bicyclists ride on the road with cars, not bike paths and trails. If they did that, they wouldn’t die, but they don’t want to.
We’d do that it’s there were bike paths. If cars didn’t run over cyclists cyclists also wouldn’t die
Can’t we agree that cycling on roads is poor judgement?
I totally get it. We should all have the right to cycle on the side of the road without getting hit by cars. I feel like we are all entitled to that.
Reality tho is that cycling on a road with no shoulder with cars whipping past at fatal speeds is a bad idea. Any time you do it you’re putting yourself at great risk. When you consider how many drunk and bad drivers out there you are taking a massive risk.
It seems that cyclists either don’t comprehend the level of danger it is, or they just think that it won’t happen to them. Either way I look at that as poor judgement.
I understand that a lot of areas don’t have infrastructure to support cyclists but you also need to understand that if you’re going to be super stubborn and do it anyway, then you’re putting your life on the line. Is it really worth it?
No, driving cars is poor judgement.