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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take a look around your office and tell me which of the 300 pound admins from PG County are going to pedal their fat assess to work-Burger King-work-home even if there were dedicated paved paths just for them?

None.

This bike thing has white privilege written all over it.

Bike lanes are racist. [/quote]

There is some truth to this, actually a lot of truth to this. Not that the majority of people from PG county are overweight but that it is extreme white (usually) male privilege to think and demonize that biking for all your needs is practical, the best, the most efficient use of your time, the answer.  It is also very white
male privilege to have that Jesus complex that I just save everyone, I am absolutely right, it is my duty to tell everyone why and convert them. Because I’m a white dude, I know, I’m smart, smarter than you.  You have to pick up your kids and take them to soccer. Of course you can bike it if it was only so easy as more bike lanes. You can just buy all those kids bikes and helmets, you have the free time to bike to practice, it’s great. It’s fine. You need to commute to your job In dc from Fairfax, OMG no problem.  It’s ok, you can afford a bike, and gear and I’m sure you have access to a gym at your cool white collar job in a posh building plus  the extra tine to take a shower once you get there. Oh you need winter and rain gear, sure so easy just spend more money you don’t have to get that too. Wait, you’re handicap, no big deal, you can get an arm pedal bike or some other adaptive bike, they’re so affordable.  Wait, you work more than one job because you need the cash, ok I just know you can store your bike at both places.  And just get a light for when you leave late, it’s totally safe. Ha ha ha. I mean Seminary Road was just spearheaded by an Uber bike enthusiast who lives in a million dollar neighborhood to make the few blocks walk for his grandchildren from their million dollar neighborhood to his safer.  He just needed that little stretch of Seminary to do it. Who cares about the poors?  They don’t live in Seminary Hill.   They’re too busy getting run over on Beauregard or Little River Turnpike in the west end. Not my problem, we’ll just blame it on the cars and lack of bike infrastructure, not the fact that these people are running for the bus. We won’t worry about it, Who needs to get these people bikes or work to make it safer.  They’re like different shades of brown and black. Out of site out of mind![/quote]

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