"we can't have better public transit, because we don't have good public transit" "we can't have better bike infra, because we don't have good bike infra" "we can't make driving safe, because i rely on my car" these are not good arguments - ThreadSky

obcycler.bsky.social • 8 days ago

"we can't have better public transit, because we don't have good public transit"

"we can't have better bike infra, because we don't have good bike infra"

"we can't make driving safe, because i rely on my car"

these are not good arguments

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balupuppy.bsky.social•8 days ago

“movement strategist.” 🤦🏻‍♂️

obcycler.bsky.social•8 days ago

Especially the last one. If you rely on a car and don't have any other options you should be on board with making the roads safer.

citizenw0lf.bsky.social•8 days ago

Not good arguments but they repeatedly seem to win the day. 😡

maniccage.bsky.social•8 days ago

When your entire concept of "anti-car urbanism" is just crushing cars into little cartoon cubes so nobody can go anywhere ever again 😤😤😤

lpfischer.bsky.social•8 days ago

Always impressed with people’s ability to turn “maybe we could make it safer for those who want to bike” into “they want to ban cars”. So much energy invested in fighting a straw man.

obcycler.bsky.social•7 days ago

it's exhausting, I've been to community meetings where people claimed we were "trying to ban cars" because we wanted one bike lane on a road with 4 travel lanes + 2 parking lanes

darwinwoodka.bsky.social•8 days ago

I drive my car when I have to, I rarely see people driving safely even as little as I drive. They run lights, they speed, they cut people off, and the roads are designed to let them drive dangerously as fast as possible. It's ludicrous.

obcycler.bsky.social•8 days ago

💯, around here if you even try to drive safely following all of the rules other drivers will go into full road rage mode.

atomenthusiast.bsky.social•8 days ago

I don’t even use my right blinker at red lights anymore because virtually every time I do drivers behind us completely lose their shit for not turning into traffic or ignoring a no right on red.

maddog5.bsky.social•8 days ago

It takes a certain amount of bravery to drive the speed limit. People behind you get pissed off and they tailgate. But I welcome their frustration.

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