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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The city endlessly harasses drivers and yet there seem to be no rules at all imposed on cyclists. They don't have to wear helmets. They're free to put young children on bikes in incredibly dangerous situations. And now they can ignore stop signs. [/quote]

I am not sure where you get that drivers are harassed given they control, disproportionately, the public space they use, they decreasingly follow the rules of the road, etc. the entitlement of drivers is astounding.[/quote]

Bicyclists amount to just two percent of commuters in DC, per the Census Bureau. That's down by more than half from recent years (bikes seem to be getting *less* popular). They are a super minority.

https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Washington%20city,%20District%20of%20Columbia&t=Commuting&tid=ACSST1Y2021.S0801[/quote]

And cars are only 29%. A super minority also!

What the hell might have happened last year that might account for such low numbers? Wasn’t there a flu or something?[/quote]

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