2/11/2024 0 Comments I hate bicycle riders in trafficThen along come cyclists, innocently following what they see are the rules of the road, but doing things that drivers aren't allowed to: overtaking queues of cars, moving at well below the speed limit or undertaking on the inside. The whole intricate dance of the rush-hour junction only works because people know the rules and by-and-large follow them: keeping in lane indicating properly first her turn, now mine, now yours. No, my theory is that motorists hate cyclists because they think they offend the moral order.ĭriving is a very moral activity – there are rules of the road, both legal and informal, and there are good and bad drivers. It isn't even because we have a selective memory for that one stand-out annoying cyclist over the hundreds of boring, non-annoying ones (although that probably is a factor). ![]() ![]() As I write this one of the latest tweets is this: "Had enough of cyclists today! Just wanna ram them with my car." This kind of sentiment would get people locked up if directed against an ethnic minority or religion, but it seems to be fair game, in many people's minds, when directed against cyclists. If you doubt this, try a search for the word "cyclist" on Twitter. Something about cyclists seems to provoke fury in other road users.
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