• grue@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Service vehicle never “have” to block the bike lane. They could simply block the general purpose lane instead.

    In other words, they are making a deliberate choice to fuck cyclists’ safety in order to prioritize convenience for car drivers.

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      6 hours ago

      I think you’re attributing malice to laziness.

      I cant think of a single courier or delivery driver that would actively think “let me take an extra 20 seconds to reverse into this driveway just to fuck with bikes”. They just want to get it done and get to the next

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      5 hours ago

      Well…yes, in most areas that inconveniences 3 people vs 300. Bicyclists, despite their entire personality being geared around it, are not by default better or more valuable than people driving cars.

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        1 hour ago

        What cyclists are more of, compared to people driving cars, is vulnerable, which means they’re more important to protect – by not blocking bike lanes and forcing them to mix with car traffic, for example!