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pompcaldor t1_ivejl1z wrote

Reply to comment by EmeraldFalcon89 in Put some signs to discourage heavy gas mopeds on the bridges and protected bike lanes by CroustiBat

It’s called using the proper tool for the job.

Next, you’re gonna complain about mopeds not being able to carry a refrigerator.

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EmeraldFalcon89 t1_ivem3o6 wrote

that's not applicable at all, what a weird and stupid strawman.

transportation is often the entire fuckin job, not a 'tool'

the fact remains that if NYC only has bridges into Manhattan, and the streets are critically dangerous for mopeds then the mopeds will use the bike lanes.

the solution isn't to force the mopeds into a situation that's clearly immediately lethal because they're annoying. I get that it gives you a justice boner to think of people that annoy you getting killed on their way to work, but the reasonable response would be to work on solutions that take other's sense of self preservation into account

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pompcaldor t1_ivenv39 wrote

I’m not gonna drive a U-Haul on the Belt Parkway, and I’m not gonna drive an underpowered moped on a major bridge.

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EmeraldFalcon89 t1_ivf5ckw wrote

it's weird that you think this response is relevant - I'm not saying it isn't against the rules, I'm saying that riding a moped in a vehicle lane on the bridge is dangerous, critically so.

a solution involves avoiding people getting hurt not... proof they can be punished by law. forcing moped riders to choose between breaking the law or putting themselves in critical danger sets a bad precedent for how riders follow laws and worsens the scenarios where mopeds endanger others.

also how is a U-Haul or the belt parkway relevant? on what part? it's a major thoroughfare and one of the better roads to drive a truck.

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