alt Hacker NewsHe didn't say that, and you shouldn't put words in his mouth like that.
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Tuna-Fish • today at 1:39 AM
If nxm isn't saying that, I cannot imagine what the point of their comment was? Would you care to explain what you think it was?
Why would anyone ever type that comment as a response to the comment above?
loeg • today at 1:24 AM
It is exactly what he is saying. He's justifying "drivers intentionally try[ing] to drive [GP] off the road or hit [GP]."
I am not putting words in his mouth. I am pointing out the logical error in this memetic argument that cyclists are tired of reading again and again.
Whenever we mention that drivers harass and kill cyclists, there is somebody retorting that "cyclists don't follow the rules of the road", as if it somehow justified road violence against all cyclists, law abiding or not. It is a complete non-sequitur that pops up every time we point at the main source of death and dismemberment in our cities: drivers. [0] [1]
[0] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=351000...
[1] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=131001...