Cyclists are as oppressed as troopshttps://twitter.com/eillieanzi/status/1030488696846516225 …
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Replying to @IgnatiusUnderh2
Lol a whole thread about not wearing a helmet. Just put it on, you’re not special
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Replying to @Swag_Catholic @IgnatiusUnderh2
helmet is very poor insurance when you get hit by a careless driver--and I notice it's generally drivers pushing for helmets (to clear their consciences? lol)
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Replying to @380kmh @IgnatiusUnderh2
Of course a helmet won’t protect you from a car. A helmet mainly protects you from yourself, when you hit a curb wrong or something and get launches over the handlebars. Happened to my dad’s friend, was in concussion protocol for like a month
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Replying to @Swag_Catholic @IgnatiusUnderh2
right, but it's not self-inflicted accidents which make biking in NYC dangerous, which was what OP was posting about--a helmet is no substitute for a protected bike lane, etc
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Replying to @380kmh @IgnatiusUnderh2
I think there’s a cultural difference here. I’m from Seattle, where the bike lanes are huge and the cyclists are egomaniacal assholes
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Replying to @Swag_Catholic @IgnatiusUnderh2
I wonder about the per-rider fatality rates there vs NYC, though As for being egomaniacal assholes--it's unfortunate and harms their cause, but given that the bulk of car drivers are the same way, it might just be the most common sort of person regardless of transport mode
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Replying to @380kmh @IgnatiusUnderh2
But in the battle of egomaniacal assholes the one not in the 2 ton death cage should know when to concede
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Replying to @Swag_Catholic @IgnatiusUnderh2
if an egomaniacal asshole knew when to concede, well,
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the way it looks to me is: you can't rely on cyclists to be their own best advocates, but in the interest of saving lives, we have to do more than just talk about helmets
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