Safety vests and helmets make cyclists look ‘less human’ to other road users

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• Majoof@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “Around 30% of respondents also perceived cyclists to be less than fully human.”

  What the fuck is wrong with people

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  • spiffmeister@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    As someone who drives almost every day I can confirm that I perceive motorists to be less than fully human just based on their behaviour.

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  • TassieTosser@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Some people need to lose their licences.

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  • Default_Defect@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You must live somewhere with good cycling culture. Here in central Iowa, we have a yearly event where a bunch of cyclists ride across the state. Instead of using the very available and maintained trails, they really like to try to cross the highways without looking and get drunk at the bars so they can stumble I the middle of the roads some more.

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• altair222@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  what

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• Greyghoster@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There is a sustained push to separate cyclists from motorists. It’s easier to invest in infrastructure than to educate motorists.

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• oldfart@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yup. When cycling on a road I only wear high-vis vest to look like a construction worker, not one of these fancy cycling ones, for this exact reason. Full Decathlon gear cyclists look like cartoon aliens.

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• Ilandar@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Safety concerns are definitely the major reason I’ve never got into road cycling, despite being pretty interested in the sport. I’m happy to ride my little folding bike to the shops and stuff cause I can use the footpaths, but there is no fucking way I am riding on the road with the type of people out there. Both cyclists in my family have been hit by inattentive drivers and were lucky to avoid major injury/death. This is before we even get to the psychos mentioned in this article.

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• DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They say you should only wear a helmet if you have something in your head worth protecting.

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• argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Person wearing a helmet and vest: not human

  Car: definitely human

  …Wait, what?

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