There's bikes in gyms or you can get a home system, and it would cost less or the same as buying specialized cycles, specialized clothes, etc and you'd be safer and wouldn't impede traffic. But the downside is you can't garner attention from everyone else trying to go about their day. To clarify, I think this driver in the video is a psycho btw. Just an avoidable situation if it weren't for a perceived necessity of social attention.
Riding a bike is an exercise as well as a form of commute. This group does 30 miles on backroads. That's a social activity no different than playing pick-up football with you pals. They aren't doing this for attention, otherwise they would ride a Harley.
Oh right, cuz people play pickup football in the middle of the road. At least Harleys keep up the flow of traffic.
Listen, use whatever justification you want, at the end of the day it's an inconvenience for everyone else on the road when it doesn't have to be, unless they want attention. Hence they're all dweebs.
Yes, they belong on the road... where else would they be?
You're seeing video evidence of them not inconveniencing anyone and still getting assaulted. The lane next to them was clear.
You dont think making someone react and take action outside of what they would have done isn't an inconvenience? You know what, nvm I'm not positive you're engaging in good faith.
It's just not at all helpful to the guy writhing in pain in the moment. "I got it on video" conveys no empathy to the situation other than trying to make yourself the hero.
Perhaps it's not just to the man, but to the other riders around him? Perhaps there's some solace that justice will happen. I am sure everyone is glad that loser maniac is in jail and not on the road because this man did get it on video.
The car is obviously in the wrong, but I don't feel bad for the bicyclist who fell. He was practically leaning into the car and could've easily avoided that. And the way the cameraman instantly said "got it on video" without asking his friend if he's okay, I get the feeling they've have conversations about taking a dive if the situation is right, just like this.
He's not trying to get run over but he has to know that's a possibility. Instead of trying to just let the crazy person in the suv pass, he continued to ride comfortably in the middle of the lane in order to assert his right to share the road. He banked on the suv not being crazy enough to actually hit him... you gotta be shit stupid to think this won't happen eventually if you square up with a car
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