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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Omg you are going to be so surprised when you learn how bad cars are for health, safety, the environment, and more.

I bet you’ll be super ranty about that because I’m sure you’re not hypocritical at all.[/quote]

But drivers of cars follow the law (for the most part, you know what I mean) - they stay in their lanes, they don't go the wrong way down a one-way street, they don't park in randomly created spaces that block entry/egress, they stop at lights and stop signs, and the drivers are licensed and have had training before drivers are allowed on the streets.  [/quote]

Almost all drivers speed. Most jurisdictions won't even ticket for speeding until the driver is 10MPH over the limit - but yes, going one mph over the limit is breaking the law. Large numbers of drivers run reds, run stops, make right turns on red without stopping, make illegal U turns, change lanes dangerously, make turns from an improper lane or go straight from a  turn only lane.  Fail to yield to pedestrians where required, fail to use turn signals.  That does not even get into blocking crosswalks or parking in bike lanes.

All this in big fast vehicles that can and regulalry DO kill.  [/quote]

OMG. I specifically said "you know what I mean" but apparently you don't. The majority - the vast, vast, vast majority of drivers follow the rules of the road.  As there are no rules of the road for the scooters it is chaotic and dangerous out there.  [/quote]

I honestly don’t know what reality you live in.  Best case scenario, you have a really bad case of confirmation bias. You drive and so you don’t see all the transgressions drivers make. Or you’ve grown to accept them as normal.  But you don’t bike or ride a scooter, so every transgression they make is a big deal.

-try driving the speed limit and see how many other drivers aggressively tail you because speeding is the normal
-drivers roll through stop signs and stop lights. If they didn’t then the red light cameras would not make any tickets
-drivers will park wherever they want, including in bike lanes, on sidewalks, in front of fire hydrants, in loading zones, bus stops, crosswalks...
-drivers many times swerve in their lane. Maybe it’s nodding off, drugs/alcohol, their sandwich, a very important text, or their high score in fruit ninja
-I live on a one way street and drivers do go the wrong way on it many times per day
-drivers block the box at intersections causing gridlock and block crosswalks impeding pedestrians
-drivers drive their car into things and people causing significant damage
-drivers may have passed a test decades ago in another jurisdiction, but don’t know local laws. For example, an asshat nearly ran me over in a crosswalk (I had the walk signal) making a left on red because “left on red I legal when both streets are one-way!!”.  No, asshat, not in DC.

I can keep going, but yes “I know what you mean” it’s just not saying anything great about your perspective on the world.
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