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Originally Posted by plutonicpanda
Right, and I am not disputing any of that. Again, this is common sense. You get hit by a bike vs. a car and it doesn't take much thought as to who will be injured worse regardless of speed(in most cases). My point is articles like these dispose of the notion set fourth but not explicitly stated in the tone of many pro-urban publications like Strongtowns in cycling being angelic while cars are the devil. It paints a different picture. Now I'm sure we can agree that the term "bike terrorism" is stupid and doesn't apply here.
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I hear ya. I think people get defensive over this issue because(for some reason) bikes and bike lanes seem to bring out the worst in people. So maybe it's a defensive technique you see in a lot of political topics(DONT TOUCH MY GUNS...even though I might like a law here or there...but I think its a slippery-slope type deal for example)