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tiakeuta t1_ixdajan wrote

Somebody please help these upper, upper middle class cycling enthusiasts from Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Upper NW. Please tell me if there is an NGO I can donate too.

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Goosman1 t1_ixdevah wrote

A person got killed on her commute because a driver treated her like air (as drivers tend to treat non-drivers around here) and literally just drove his truck over her. But thank you for trying to deflect and pretend like it's a class issue. I *bet* you'd totally care about this if it had been a blue-collar worker on their way to a bus stop, ya ghoul.

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9throwawayDERP t1_ixdfbow wrote

it is worse than that. she was biking home from her kids' school. she was wearing a helmet and was in a bike lane.

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[deleted] t1_ixdketv wrote

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turnageb1138 t1_ixdl0ro wrote

  1. People of color ride bikes. I see it in my neighborhood every day.
  2. Sorry, no one told me we can only work on one thing at the time. I had previously been led to believe that if any one policy, law, or other change didn't solve all societal ills then it wasn't worth doing.
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9throwawayDERP t1_ixdlvt3 wrote

these are transportation advocates, and yes they did organize events and vigils for those of color that were killed by bad drivers.

next you'll ask for people who run food banks to spend their time ending gun violence.

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Some_Donkey_6382 t1_ixdt52b wrote

Do these people have to advocate for a policy change of your choosing before you will respect them?

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SgtPeppy t1_ixdkaq7 wrote

Right, because using a bike is so much more expensive than a car. Because people who bike deserve to get killed by shitty fucking assholes who don't look for them or care that they're there.

Go fuck yourself. You're looking for a reason to not care and you're still wrong.

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tiakeuta t1_ixdvza6 wrote

Oh yeah I bet none of them have cars. Especially Subarus. Definitely, definitely not

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SgtPeppy t1_ixdx0lo wrote

Yes, many of them don't. My girlfriend doesn't. A bunch of people I've worked with in DC (all fresh out of college jobs where we weren't earning shit) don't.

You have no idea what you're talking about, and it's so obvious. But do go on.

The sad thing is you're half right. It is partially a class thing. And you've been manipulated to support the side with the rich, privileged people who don't want to be inconvenienced at the cost of human life. And you're too stupid to see it.

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9throwawayDERP t1_ixddio0 wrote

They are fighting upper middle class car driving enthusiasts from Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Upper NW.

The difference is one side is killing the other and getting away with it.

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untilshadeisgone t1_ixdmh6x wrote

I think it's worth pointing out that having more alternatives to driving and making the city less car dependent would be a net positive for poor folks and people of color (esp Black folks) too because more people who cannot afford a car could still get around safely and efficiently.

Bike enthusiasts look the way they do bc biking isn't as accessible as it should be even in DC where we have it better than many other cities. More accessibility = a wider sampling of the population.

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__main__py t1_ixdz9af wrote

40 pedestrians and cyclists were killed by drivers in DC in 2021. Black people are significantly more likely to be killed by drivers than white people. Get a fucking clue about what you're talking about you dipshit.

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throws_rocks_at_cars t1_ixdwe7k wrote

I bike because I have too many DUIs

You bike because you like fresh air and exercise

We are not the same.

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