Cycling is bad for the economy and bike lanes should be stopped

[Anonymous]

I'm so sick of everything having to be good for the economy. Maybe we should care more about people than money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or, you could just walk.

Walkers are even worse. They don't buy expensive biking equipment and lycra shorts, they don't contribute to the creation of jobs selling and maintaining bikes and equipment. And they might be putting trauma and orthopedics surgeons out of jobs, think about the consequences of this to the local home builder and luxury car reseller activity. Because walkers will get all the healthy physical activity benefit they are still going to be poor contributors to our medical care and Insurance machine just like bikers but with a lot less risk of injuries or impact to their muscular skeletal system. This will heavily impact all the chiropractors, massage places, and physical therapists. And don't forget the workers employed to create all these bike lanes. Hopefully we can convince them to eat Popeye's chicken while walking. They are already on board smoking pot and vaping while walking. Maybe our healthcare jobs will be ok after all, plus they may have a higher chance making it to the frail old age and that's when we will get them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or, you could just walk.

Walkers are even worse. They don't buy expensive biking equipment and lycra shorts, they don't contribute to the creation of jobs selling and maintaining bikes and equipment. And they might be putting trauma and orthopedics surgeons out of jobs, think about the consequences of this to the local home builder and luxury car reseller activity. Because walkers will get all the healthy physical activity benefit they are still going to be poor contributors to our medical care and Insurance machine just like bikers but with a lot less risk of injuries or impact to their muscular skeletal system. This will heavily impact all the chiropractors, massage places, and physical therapists. And don't forget the workers employed to create all these bike lanes. Hopefully we can convince them to eat Popeye's chicken while walking. They are already on board smoking pot and vaping while walking. Maybe our healthcare jobs will be ok after all, plus they may have a higher chance making it to the frail old age and that's when we will get them

Another benefit to the economy -according to my dentist - is that bikers often knock out their teeth when they crash their bikes, resulting in thousands in payments for repairs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or, you could just walk.

Walkers are even worse. They don't buy expensive biking equipment and lycra shorts, they don't contribute to the creation of jobs selling and maintaining bikes and equipment. And they might be putting trauma and orthopedics surgeons out of jobs, think about the consequences of this to the local home builder and luxury car reseller activity. Because walkers will get all the healthy physical activity benefit they are still going to be poor contributors to our medical care and Insurance machine just like bikers but with a lot less risk of injuries or impact to their muscular skeletal system. This will heavily impact all the chiropractors, massage places, and physical therapists. And don't forget the workers employed to create all these bike lanes. Hopefully we can convince them to eat Popeye's chicken while walking. They are already on board smoking pot and vaping while walking. Maybe our healthcare jobs will be ok after all, plus they may have a higher chance making it to the frail old age and that's when we will get them

Another benefit to the economy -according to my dentist - is that bikers often knock out their teeth when they crash their bikes, resulting in thousands in payments for repairs.

/Yawn. Can you tell us about the Trump-infused shadow campaign by the smart growth guy during redistricting again? I need a good fairy tale to fall asleep tonight.

[Anonymous]

lot of good satire in this thread and some worryingly potentially too earnest posts to qualify as satire (cities relying on commuters for a “strong” economic recovery: I’ve heard that argument in earnest a few months ago)

[Anonymous]

I only pay for the New York Times. They’re snobby but they’re the only real newspaper this god forsaken nation has.

If you want local stuff just check Twitter tbh. There’s nothing of good quality at the local level anymore. Newsrooms are deader than dead

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A cyclist is a disaster for the local economy. A cyclist does not buy a car and does not take out a car loan. They do not buy car insurance. They do not buy fuel. They do not send their car for service and repairs a couple times a year. They do not use paid parking. All of this means that they are existing outside of the transportation system that the rest of us use without contributing to the spreading out of its cost. This is bad for society.

But it goes further, cycling is an activity that is exercise. That means that the cyclist is less likely to become obese and more likely to be healthy. Healthy people are not needed for the economy. They don't buy drugs, they don't go to hospitals and doctors as much, they don't pay lots of co-pays to their HMO each year helping keep insurance cheaper for the rest of us.

Compare the investment in bike lanes to a similar investment in building a Popeye's Chicken restaurant. The bike lanes will add nothing to our area economy, indeed for the reasons above it will only erode it. The Popeye's Chicken though - just from the health impact - should create at least 30 jobs - 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 weight loss experts, in addition to the fast food workers and the general happiness of all of their patrons from the serotonin rush from eating the highly palatable fast food.

So, this is what our area officials should be thinking about when evaluating the bike lane plans by Big Bike. A bike lane? Or a Popeyes. The choice is obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A cyclist is a disaster for the local economy. A cyclist does not buy a car and does not take out a car loan. They do not buy car insurance. They do not buy fuel. They do not send their car for service and repairs a couple times a year. They do not use paid parking. All of this means that they are existing outside of the transportation system that the rest of us use without contributing to the spreading out of its cost. This is bad for society.

But it goes further, cycling is an activity that is exercise. That means that the cyclist is less likely to become obese and more likely to be healthy. Healthy people are not needed for the economy. They don't buy drugs, they don't go to hospitals and doctors as much, they don't pay lots of co-pays to their HMO each year helping keep insurance cheaper for the rest of us.

Compare the investment in bike lanes to a similar investment in building a Popeye's Chicken restaurant. The bike lanes will add nothing to our area economy, indeed for the reasons above it will only erode it. The Popeye's Chicken though - just from the health impact - should create at least 30 jobs - 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 weight loss experts, in addition to the fast food workers and the general happiness of all of their patrons from the serotonin rush from eating the highly palatable fast food.

So, this is what our area officials should be thinking about when evaluating the bike lane plans by Big Bike. A bike lane? Or a Popeyes. The choice is obvious.

Oh dear . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or, you could just walk.

And take public transportation like a normal person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A cyclist is a disaster for the local economy. A cyclist does not buy a car and does not take out a car loan. They do not buy car insurance. They do not buy fuel. They do not send their car for service and repairs a couple times a year. They do not use paid parking. All of this means that they are existing outside of the transportation system that the rest of us use without contributing to the spreading out of its cost. This is bad for society.

But it goes further, cycling is an activity that is exercise. That means that the cyclist is less likely to become obese and more likely to be healthy. Healthy people are not needed for the economy. They don't buy drugs, they don't go to hospitals and doctors as much, they don't pay lots of co-pays to their HMO each year helping keep insurance cheaper for the rest of us.

Compare the investment in bike lanes to a similar investment in building a Popeye's Chicken restaurant. The bike lanes will add nothing to our area economy, indeed for the reasons above it will only erode it. The Popeye's Chicken though - just from the health impact - should create at least 30 jobs - 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 weight loss experts, in addition to the fast food workers and the general happiness of all of their patrons from the serotonin rush from eating the highly palatable fast food.

So, this is what our area officials should be thinking about when evaluating the bike lane plans by Big Bike. A bike lane? Or a Popeyes. The choice is obvious.

Oh dear . . .

That's great news! Now we can get rid of all the bike lanes because they decrase safety.

Of course it's irrelevant because in that study bike lanes are done as additions to traffic lanes while here in DC they are taking away traffic lanes.

You also seem to be forgetting that increasing congestion is DDOT's explicit goal. But at least we're all in agreement now. Bike lanes make streets less safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A cyclist is a disaster for the local economy. A cyclist does not buy a car and does not take out a car loan. They do not buy car insurance. They do not buy fuel. They do not send their car for service and repairs a couple times a year. They do not use paid parking. All of this means that they are existing outside of the transportation system that the rest of us use without contributing to the spreading out of its cost. This is bad for society.

But it goes further, cycling is an activity that is exercise. That means that the cyclist is less likely to become obese and more likely to be healthy. Healthy people are not needed for the economy. They don't buy drugs, they don't go to hospitals and doctors as much, they don't pay lots of co-pays to their HMO each year helping keep insurance cheaper for the rest of us.

Compare the investment in bike lanes to a similar investment in building a Popeye's Chicken restaurant. The bike lanes will add nothing to our area economy, indeed for the reasons above it will only erode it. The Popeye's Chicken though - just from the health impact - should create at least 30 jobs - 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 weight loss experts, in addition to the fast food workers and the general happiness of all of their patrons from the serotonin rush from eating the highly palatable fast food.

So, this is what our area officials should be thinking about when evaluating the bike lane plans by Big Bike. A bike lane? Or a Popeyes. The choice is obvious.

Oh dear . . .

That's great news! Now we can get rid of all the bike lanes because they decrase safety.

Of course it's irrelevant because in that study bike lanes are done as additions to traffic lanes while here in DC they are taking away traffic lanes.

You also seem to be forgetting that increasing congestion is DDOT's explicit goal. But at least we're all in agreement now. Bike lanes make streets less safe.

On this satirical thread, your post fits in perfectly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A cyclist is a disaster for the local economy. A cyclist does not buy a car and does not take out a car loan. They do not buy car insurance. They do not buy fuel. They do not send their car for service and repairs a couple times a year. They do not use paid parking. All of this means that they are existing outside of the transportation system that the rest of us use without contributing to the spreading out of its cost. This is bad for society.

But it goes further, cycling is an activity that is exercise. That means that the cyclist is less likely to become obese and more likely to be healthy. Healthy people are not needed for the economy. They don't buy drugs, they don't go to hospitals and doctors as much, they don't pay lots of co-pays to their HMO each year helping keep insurance cheaper for the rest of us.

Compare the investment in bike lanes to a similar investment in building a Popeye's Chicken restaurant. The bike lanes will add nothing to our area economy, indeed for the reasons above it will only erode it. The Popeye's Chicken though - just from the health impact - should create at least 30 jobs - 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 weight loss experts, in addition to the fast food workers and the general happiness of all of their patrons from the serotonin rush from eating the highly palatable fast food.

So, this is what our area officials should be thinking about when evaluating the bike lane plans by Big Bike. A bike lane? Or a Popeyes. The choice is obvious.

Oh dear . . .

That's great news! Now we can get rid of all the bike lanes because they decrase safety.

Of course it's irrelevant because in that study bike lanes are done as additions to traffic lanes while here in DC they are taking away traffic lanes.

You also seem to be forgetting that increasing congestion is DDOT's explicit goal. But at least we're all in agreement now. Bike lanes make streets less safe.

On this satirical thread, your post fits in perfectly!

Your talking to a bot or a driver, neither one can pass a Turing test these days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A cyclist is a disaster for the local economy. A cyclist does not buy a car and does not take out a car loan. They do not buy car insurance. They do not buy fuel. They do not send their car for service and repairs a couple times a year. They do not use paid parking. All of this means that they are existing outside of the transportation system that the rest of us use without contributing to the spreading out of its cost. This is bad for society.

But it goes further, cycling is an activity that is exercise. That means that the cyclist is less likely to become obese and more likely to be healthy. Healthy people are not needed for the economy. They don't buy drugs, they don't go to hospitals and doctors as much, they don't pay lots of co-pays to their HMO each year helping keep insurance cheaper for the rest of us.

Compare the investment in bike lanes to a similar investment in building a Popeye's Chicken restaurant. The bike lanes will add nothing to our area economy, indeed for the reasons above it will only erode it. The Popeye's Chicken though - just from the health impact - should create at least 30 jobs - 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 weight loss experts, in addition to the fast food workers and the general happiness of all of their patrons from the serotonin rush from eating the highly palatable fast food.

So, this is what our area officials should be thinking about when evaluating the bike lane plans by Big Bike. A bike lane? Or a Popeyes. The choice is obvious.

Oh dear . . .

That's great news! Now we can get rid of all the bike lanes because they decrase safety.

Of course it's irrelevant because in that study bike lanes are done as additions to traffic lanes while here in DC they are taking away traffic lanes.

You also seem to be forgetting that increasing congestion is DDOT's explicit goal. But at least we're all in agreement now. Bike lanes make streets less safe.

On this satirical thread, your post fits in perfectly!

If only it was. It sounds so absurd and insane but unfortunately it is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A cyclist is a disaster for the local economy. A cyclist does not buy a car and does not take out a car loan. They do not buy car insurance. They do not buy fuel. They do not send their car for service and repairs a couple times a year. They do not use paid parking. All of this means that they are existing outside of the transportation system that the rest of us use without contributing to the spreading out of its cost. This is bad for society.

But it goes further, cycling is an activity that is exercise. That means that the cyclist is less likely to become obese and more likely to be healthy. Healthy people are not needed for the economy. They don't buy drugs, they don't go to hospitals and doctors as much, they don't pay lots of co-pays to their HMO each year helping keep insurance cheaper for the rest of us.

Compare the investment in bike lanes to a similar investment in building a Popeye's Chicken restaurant. The bike lanes will add nothing to our area economy, indeed for the reasons above it will only erode it. The Popeye's Chicken though - just from the health impact - should create at least 30 jobs - 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 weight loss experts, in addition to the fast food workers and the general happiness of all of their patrons from the serotonin rush from eating the highly palatable fast food.

So, this is what our area officials should be thinking about when evaluating the bike lane plans by Big Bike. A bike lane? Or a Popeyes. The choice is obvious.

Oh dear . . .

That's great news! Now we can get rid of all the bike lanes because they decrase safety.

Of course it's irrelevant because in that study bike lanes are done as additions to traffic lanes while here in DC they are taking away traffic lanes.

You also seem to be forgetting that increasing congestion is DDOT's explicit goal. But at least we're all in agreement now. Bike lanes make streets less safe.

Conn Ave would have gone from 4 driving lanes and 2 parking lanes to 5 car-through-lanes, bike lanes and some parking.

[Anonymous]