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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is pretty great you guys.

ANGRY POSTER 1:  CYCLISTS GO SO SLOW AND CLOG UP TRAFFIC1!!!111ONEONE
ANGRY POSTER 2:  CYCLISTS BLOW THROUGH RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS AND I NEVER SEE THEM COMING!!!!111ONEONE
ANGRY POSTER 3:  BIKES ARE PLAY TOYS AND ARE TOO SLOW TO BE ON THE STREET
ANGRY POSTER 4:  CYCLIST MOVE UNPREDICTABLY AND TOO QUICKLY FOR ME TO REACT IN MY MOTOR VEHICLE

You all must be big fans of string theory.  Schrodinger's cyclist says hi.[/quote]

Don’t forget that old saw about how cyclists are more likely to be white, more likely to have higher incomes and more likely to live within biking distance of their jobs so closing roads like Beach to cars benefits them and disproportionately hurts black and brown people who drive because they’re commuting from much greater distances.

Oh wait…that one’s true isn’t it? Sorry teachers, cops and other government employees. Maybe you could save up and buy a place much closer in, near the cyclists?[/quote]

Do people even bike to work on Beach? Or is it mostly recreational cycling? Doesn't seem like a convenient way to get anywhere you'd need to be for an office job.[/quote]

OK if it isn't convenient to get to an office job then why are drivers so up in arms about it being closed to cars?[/quote]

It's a convenient way to get to an office job if you're driving from the northern end of it, because who cares if you have to drive uphill out of the park to get where you're going. But for people who live near the park and bike to work downtown, it's much more convenient to just take surface streets.[/quote]

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