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elizag19 t1_j18hs1f wrote
Though I’m sure being assaulted is rare, getting almost hit in a crosswalk by a bicyclist isn’t…
SSA78 t1_j18jimv wrote
As a Cambridge resident for 22 years you are right.
Let the down votes start
Edit: only -12 votes? The Cambridge bike mafia can do better than that. Fyi, I'm a bikerin Cambridge myself and an embarrassed at how over 90% of them ride. No regard for the rules of the road unless it suites them. I don't want to hear about how bad cars are when I see bikers run red lights daily. We are talking about how this Ahole biker assaulted someone.
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vhalros t1_j18r99j wrote
I hope they catch him.
_Hack_The_Planet_ t1_j18r9ls wrote
Posting that picture is perfunctory and serves no purpose other than to say that they posted a picture.
conditioned_operant t1_j18snvm wrote
You can be a piece of shit regardless of your mode of transit. Nobody should be defending this guy, and also there’s nothing about how normal people bike that has anything to do with this asshole.
conditioned_operant t1_j18svdd wrote
IMO we should build out bike specific facilities like a dense network of separated bike paths to get these psychos off our streets!
akanefive t1_j18t62d wrote
You may think that the downvotes you're getting confirms your opinion that people on this sub are upset at the pedestrian, but rest assured, you're getting downvoted for an ad hominem statement that generalizes all cyclists.
vhalros t1_j18tdje wrote
Its more like an ad hominem attack on the sub. Thus the downvotes.
Direct-Pressure-7452 t1_j18uc3h wrote
A bicyclist didnt follow the traffic laws, nothing new
Meverseyou t1_j18xnh5 wrote
Not really. You can already tell a lot about the bike. Looks fixed. Front and back fenders, narrow AF flat handlebars. That bike shouldnt be too hard to spot in the wild.
IntelligentCicada363 t1_j190isn wrote
Love that you can look at cambridge PD reports and see that pedestrians are sent to the hospital almost on a daily basis after getting hit by cars, yet this is somehow some major scandal. typical.
HaddockBranzini-II t1_j190qmr wrote
Yeah, OK.
HaddockBranzini-II t1_j191aal wrote
Exactly! Pedestrians need to get out of the way when the Sainted Cyclists come. Nothing and noone else matter. Except the Doordash guys dropping off your small coffees.
HaddockBranzini-II t1_j191hca wrote
He will be running for city council based on his heroic action I assume.
moodyDipole t1_j191r1z wrote
Exactly. I'm not condoning the behavior of the bicyclist -- we should all be careful to not hurt anyone else if we're biking or driving -- but cars are a much more significant threat to the safety of cyclists and pedestrians yet cars get away with so much dangerous behavior without cops batting an eye.
maxwellb t1_j196wtp wrote
It's in the news because it's unusual, and it's a deliberate assault. Nothing surprising or nefarious about that.
maxwellb t1_j197hcz wrote
This is a road rage incident of a cyclist actively assaulting a pedestrian, which is both a lot worse than not following traffic laws, and notably uncommon.
Candid- t1_j197ktp wrote
I’d love to hear your idea to make sure said bike paths never intersect with pedestrian or automotive transit routes. That seems to be where these incidents happen.
akanefive t1_j198gpw wrote
You ok man? Seems like something is bothering you.
akanefive t1_j198of0 wrote
Tell me, is the cyclist who hurt you in the room with us right now?
Chunderbutt t1_j19a433 wrote
Good thing he was on a bike and not in an SUV I suppose
HaddockBranzini-II t1_j19bgzd wrote
Not hurt, just annoyed by smug self-satisfaction in all its forms.
aclockworkporridge t1_j19idui wrote
"You're going to go through life thinking that people don't like you because you're a nerd. And I want you to know, from the bottom of my heart, that isn't true. It'll be because you're an asshole."
mattc286 t1_j19kwvu wrote
The irony drippeth like honey from the comb
bOhsohard t1_j19u30z wrote
Lol what
Sicamore21 t1_j19undi wrote
What does that have to do with this actual assault? Wether or not this guy has control has nothing to do with purposefully assaulting someone. You’re just airing a personal frequency.
akanefive t1_j19uqzi wrote
Don't know if it's so much a major scandal as much as it is a crime that's been committed.
Sicamore21 t1_j19vrdh wrote
Even though this incident has NOTHING to do with the way someone rides a bike as this is a DELIBERATE assault on someone, I just feel the need to say that half the reason cyclists ride so aggressively is because 90% of the time you’re literally fighting for your life against miserable cagers that recognize automobiles as the ONLY means of transportation. Y’all don’t understand what it’s like out there. If you’re passive you’re at much more of a risk. An angry honking car has admitted to seeing you. If they hit you it’s on purpose. A distracted driver(maybe every single one of you?) isn’t gonna see you all the way over in the bike lane. Grow up. Slow down. Enjoy your $50,000 cars. There is literally no need to be going over 20 mph in Boston or Cambridge.
NJS_Stamp t1_j19yfoh wrote
Hello it is I, the sainted cyclist. Clear the path.
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Sicamore21 t1_j1a48y0 wrote
What if the pedestrian is just a bitter angry person? What if they’re both wrong? What if the pedestrian has a vendetta against bikes and yells each time they see them? You don’t know the story. It doesn’t make this assault right, but y’all are sooooo quick to act like you were there at the scene when you have absolutely no idea how things went down.
coldsnap123 t1_j1a4svx wrote
Step out of your echo chamber every now and then. It’s not normal to refer to drivers of automobiles as “cagers”.
Sicamore21 t1_j1a7lzw wrote
It is in my circle though? Your little band of people are not the only humans in the world. I’m assuming you must refer to like really good athletes as “heroes” or something right? That is not normal.
coldsnap123 t1_j1addgd wrote
You and whoever you claim to be in your circle have definitely lost the plot. You bring up athletes for whatever reason highlights that for sure.
Sicamore21 t1_j1af1qe wrote
Cuz that’s what you regular people like idk I was tryna relate. Should I talk about crypto or something?
VespaRocket299 t1_j1bkfzr wrote
Imagine if they charged drivers for murdering cyclists with their cars though
That’d be nice
You know. If the Facebook whining bitchpigs are going to get off their ass about a cyclist and all
VespaRocket299 t1_j1bm4n0 wrote
It’s probably also because Cambridge cops hate the people they’re supposed to serve as noted on Facebook and just by generally being a human being with functioning eyeballs
pelican_chorus t1_j1bu5ou wrote
They do, and it's not relevant. Don't turn this into cars v bikes.
Beansontoast7 t1_j1bxxq2 wrote
For extra fun, be sure to read the battle of wits going on in the comments of the article.
Ranovex t1_j1byrs3 wrote
Hyperloop for bikes? /s
HaddockBranzini-II t1_j18ctam wrote
Based on my past experience in this sub, people are going to be upset at the pedestrian.