bicycling/lists, they turned out to be douches in our area whining and complaining about certain legislation that doesnt benefit them, reduced the size of the roads just for them. you know they are one of them, when th ey have all that bicyling gear on them,
Bicycle lanes are always a chicken/egg problem, If you build safe bicycle lanes (and not just drop some painting on the road without changing anything else) you’ll drag more cyclist, which in the end let more space on the road for people who really need it. It’s annoying for the car-drivers, but it’s not like car aren’t annoyance for the rest of the population either. Too many cities gave the priority to car in absurd proportions.
Regarding traffic code, it’s a complicated topic, there is some minor changes of rules which are really making cycling more efficient, I am thinking about the right-turn on red or the dual way bike-lane in single-way street (when technically possible). On the other hand, some cyclists indeed ignore every possible regulation, all while not having the experience to understand what’s safe and what isn’t
the last part, they even got the city to not ticket bicyclist for running red lights.
reduced the size of the roads just for them
Reducing the size of roads actually makes it better for everyone. It reduces the rate of traffic fatalities by reducing speed. It’s especially important for pedestrians and anyone in a car that’s not a giant fucking truck or SUV.
Ah thanks for the tip. I would never have guessed the people with cycling gear on them to be cyclists.
Not wearing a seatbelt and not wearing a helmet.
My pet peeve is people cycling with a helmet but not doing it up. It’s so blatantly stupid- you get none of the benefits, and all of the negatives.
Calling yourself “Alpha”. If you have to say it out loud, you are definitely not the Alpha.
Sounds like something a beta would say
Sounds like something an alpha would say
Typical Alpha response?
/s
I’m gonna sound like a boomer but cigarettes and not using PPE, including with recreational activities such as motorcycling and hobby crafts.
Becoming a meat crayon isn’t worth “looking cool.”
I think you just sound like a rational human being that doesn’t consistently use their emotions for decision making.
Having a car, working at some notable brand company.
Bragging.
I hate having a car. I think it’s stupid and unnecessarily expensive.
Weed.
Reading a study today saying that it’s being linked to dementia. Personally I can’t wait. I want to know what its like to be able to listen to trump without it feeling like someone is beating you in the head with a hammer.
Had to look that up quick!! ER visits for marijuana linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years. Such an odd qualifier.
But it’s a plant! It’s natural! Everything natural is harmless! Imagine regulating plants! /s
I miss when that shit was illegal. Transgender people who only want to live their lives need to be in hiding but drug addicts in denial can openly be intoxicated at work and in public, and be the worst emotional abusers possible when they’re sober.
Loud cars. So fucking lame.
And loud motorcycles.
And the ice cream truck playing jingles. I am not a fan of people driving trucks into neighbourhoods and playing loud music to advertise.
I’m about two months into owning a fully-electric vehicle (not a Tesla, thank goodness), and I have a hard time getting over how wonderfully quiet it is. And it’s one of the qualities I couldn’t wait to experience.
Another reason to look forward to electric vehicles! Imagine a world 20 years from now where the noise is vanishing, the gasoline/deisel smell is only for the diehards going to that one remaining service station that still sells it, no more visible emissions from cars or rolling coal!
Or motorcycles in the city.
I don’t think these people necessarily think it’s cool either. They want attention and to annoy people, which is what they get.
I’m a semi car guy and I made my car “louder” on purpose. It wasn’t for attention or to make girls wet. It was literally because I liked the sound, and it’s less restrictive, which means more horsepower.
I get that some are obnoxious, and I’m not saying they’re not doing it for attention. But, some of us just want to enjoy our car.
You suck
As long as you’re happy, I guess.
There are ways to enjoy cars off public roads and away from private residences.
you keep the exhaust to yourself too? how many spare atmospheres do you think we have?
I drive electric, so…yes?
good for you. the one you’re replying to doesn’t.
also I’d wager there’s some non-renewable energy being used when you charge either at home or away, and even then, motoring for fun is releasing tons of other shit (particulates from your tires) - maybe time to find a new ‘hobby’
transportation as entertainment… what a world
For sure. Given that public roads are the most horrendously undertaxed public resources out there, it’s especially irritating when folks go out of their way to use them in the most self serving fashion imaginable.
Private tracks exist. They don’t mind engine noise.
- Not everyone can afford an electric car 2. Harassing individuals has been identified as counter productive over and over again. Maybe try to help the climate crisis by holding the corporations actually responsible for the issue accountable instead of alienating potential allies and giving the movement an overall insufferable vibe.
I don’t know what world you live in, where all your hobbies are so perfect that they don’t have any adverse effects at all to the world at large.
But God forbid, someone enjoys something you don’t.
You could extend that holier-than-thou attitude to your hobby of posting on the Internet from a device that releases tons of other shit from its manufacturing process and the electricity that powers it - maybe time to find a new ‘hobby’
Transportation as entertainment? Yes. Have you ridden a rollercoaster or even a bike?
So it’s justifiable to irritate those around you and be obnoxious as long as you are enjoying yourself. Got it.
I get that some are obnoxious
Not some. It is obnoxious. The reason why doesn’t matter.
some?
lol you probably think your shitwagon spewing hydrocarbon exhaust doesn’t count, get fucked. made car louder on purpose is a cute way of saying “I intentionally circumvented the engine’s efficiency in order to VROOM VROOM LOUDER” because that’s what your doing.
Enjoy tinnitus, shame you couldn’t keep it and your exhaust bullshit to yourself.
Future generations are going to despise this one - we had all the knowledge needed, just couldn’t motivate fuckwits to give up their vroom vroom for the sake of the ONE LIVABLE BIOSPHERE IN THE UNIVERSE WE HAVE ACCESS TO.
Selfish doesn’t even begin to describe it.
The resonator on my old car blew out and sounded obnoxiously loud for like a month, I felt like such a dork commuting it to work. I genuinely felt so happy to have it quietened again.
- Loud exhaust (specially with back pressure bangs)
- Teslas
- AI
- Crypto coins
- Smoking weed in public
- lifted trucks
Being able to identify adult videos/actresses on sight. Like, multiple. I can understand someone having a favorite or something, but some people are like walking porn IMDBs.
Not sure who thinks this is cool but, yeah, that’s not a convo I’m jumping in on.
Loudly and intrusively hating things that other people like.
If someone likes a terrible show or movie or musician or whatever else… just let them like their thing. It’s okay to state your point if you somehow get dragged into a conversation on the merits of a given thing, but making a point of shitting on something that someone likes when they’re in no way harming you is just shitty behavior, and it’s not going to accomplish anything.
Don’t yuck other people’s yums.
The world would be a much nicer place if everyone lived like this.
Slam!
The metal subgenre?
Being part of a marginalized or oppressed group.
Am a member of 3. Can confirm it’s shit.
Damn, that’s so cool.
Clever insults rather than substantial discussion or “to cut off heads in order to appear taller,” rather than doing the work to actually be a better version of self.
Moaning about issues without putting in effort or taking any risks to correct issues.
Contrarianism. Being anti-“Popular Thing” just for the sake of being anti-“Popular Thing” marks you out as having no thoughts worth hearing out.
Or you’re neurodivergent and you’re naturally anti anything that has the potential to be remotely popular
But what if I really like Linux
You wanna really be a contrarian? Use Windows. Everyone in tech is already on a MacBook or Linux
Then you’re not being anti-“popular thing” you’re being pro-linux
As somebody who was anti for a loooong time, 100% this. It’s a bad mindset, and it affects your wellbeing.
The outside of a space station in sunlight (~121° C or ~250° F)
Does it feel like that? I know some bits of space are super hot but there’s not enough stuff there to get that energy to a person suspended in it. I guess being right next to the ISS might do it.
I would assume so? The material would get hot through solar radiation and probably not radiate much heat off itself while receiving radiation. There’s no fluid medium in space for convection, so conduction would be the main mode of heat transfer for a person.
Disclaimer: I am not a space craft scientist and my info is from just a web search and my memory of formal education sciences
