I’m curious. I know where my life diverged and where I would’ve been a car guy otherwise, would be interested to see what the dealio with other people is or whether they even ever thought about it

  • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    7 months ago

    As a biker the main reason that anyone should not bike is if they live in the US and value their life. Biking in the US is TERRIFYING and I know zero people who bike regularly who have not been injured by a car. I still do it and others should too but it’s basically one of only 2 valid excuses as far as I am concerned

      • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        6·
        7 months ago

        I guess it’s less a worry about actively dying, and more a worry about being doored and breaking something. That’s how the vast majority of people I know have been hurt, by being doored. There’s just only so much you can do about that as a biker and most cities put it like road | bike lane | parking | sidewalk so the risk of getting doored or having a car turn out into you at low speed trying to get from parking to the road is just massive.