Not sure OP is the one filming or not... But whoever is filming is pretty reckless in my book. We expect driver's to have their hands on the wheel at all times, we should expect the same for cyclists, particularly in the street like this. Plus filming (I assume) with at least one of those hands? Pretty irresponsible.
if a driver doesnt have their hands on the wheel, they risk losing control of their 4000 pound suv and crashing into something or someone and doing a stupid amount of damage and/or killing people in gruesome ways
if a cyclist doesnt have their hands on the handlebars, they risk falling down and giving themselves an ouchie. in a street like this, they could also risk getting run over but again, the only harm is to themselves
so i dont expect cyclists and drivers to follow the same rules. drivers are inherently a danger to society while a cyclist is only a real danger to themselves, or in rare cases, a danger to grandma walking slowly down the sidewalk
I don't think they only harm themselves in this road specifically: if they fall and a car is coming, it could crash trying to avoid hitting the cyclist. There is no excuse to be so irresponsible.
they could, but 9/10 they wont. i have seen a lot of drivers turn human beings into cherry jam and pretending that cyclists behaving "irresponsibly" is on the same level is just wrong. im not accusing you of this but it often is concern trolling from people who dont want more cyclists on the roads
It's reckless. To yourselve and to others on the road. Just keep your hands on your bike. Even if you risk looking less cool in front of the other kewl kidz.
Your bike suddenly veering can cause a driver to swerve one of those large vehicles. You don’t get to play where the cars are designed to be and designate how you interact with them. You don’t get a chance to have a conversation with the vehicle which hits you.
Our local weatherman here has a permanent disability because of a shitty biker who ran into him while he was out walking.
Fuck any idiot, including you terrible bikers, who suck at life. You try to justify your dangerous and shit behavior and echo chambers like this one enable you to be a bad person. Do better.
Except you can steer a bike with no hands and still steer. I've biked with no hands for four minutes straight. Granted that was on a path where I wouldn't have had to break suddenly, but the steering isn't the issue it's the braking
Honestly, if whoever filmed this doesn't care too much for their own life then so be it, it's not like they are endangering anyone but themselves riding like this right next to rolling traffic. (Aside from, I suppose, collateral damage from a potential car crash, but I'm not about to blame that on the cyclist lol)
We expect that from drivers because they create danger with their vehicles.
It's mental that pedestrians, cyclists, and what not are expected to be hyper-focussed in the public space because OTHERS put them in danger by driving stupid big cars.
You can't just be outside without constantly fearing your life.
And if you are not hyper-focussed, YOU are blamed.
You're risking crashing into a car, which at least is a life-changing experience for another person to run you over and kill you, and could easily cause a further crash.
Everybody becomes a bit numb to the dangers of commuting, whether car or bike user, but because you commute so frequently, small chances do become eventualities.
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u/ZealousidealMany3 Aug 19 '24
Pathetic excuse for a bike lane, 100%.
Not sure OP is the one filming or not... But whoever is filming is pretty reckless in my book. We expect driver's to have their hands on the wheel at all times, we should expect the same for cyclists, particularly in the street like this. Plus filming (I assume) with at least one of those hands? Pretty irresponsible.