Re: Try Scooters in Madrid
Right, that would be the part where we point out that that's per cyclist, and the total over a ride can ad up.
Don't look at this from the POV of someone riding a kick scooter 5 blocks to hit starbucks. What's a few mins either way right.
Think of this as a handicapped person trying to get home from work in a wheel chair accessible van so they can use their own (accessible) bathroom without playing does-this-place-have-a-hadicapped-bathroom roulette. Now suddenly that time adds up fast, and the unnecessarily delays do more than sting.
Don't assume that taking unqualified potshots at car drivers isn't also punching down hill. You don't get a free pass on disrespecting other peoples time when you don't know their actual circumstances. Sure there is going to be the 1% of living streotypes like M3 bmw guy and Chevy Suburban Soccer mom. But unless you are in front of a BMW dealship or a school pickup line, most of the people you are talking about didn't earn the condescension.
If we are ever going to get a working transit system on either side of the pond, we will need the votes and voices of those who don't have the luxury of biking everywhere. We will have to build a balanced system that is optimized differently but still basically works for everyone. Wheaton's law applies. The trash talking is making that harder, not easier, and the loudest voices in the bike world are pushing for the least workable solutions.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
