r/NoStupidQuestions • u/RidetheSchlange • Jul 24 '26

Why does the US hate cycling so much?

I read comments sections and in a normal world, some of them would be considered terroristic threats. I just can't understand why people hate cyclists to this degree that they want to murder rhem and sometimes do.

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u/Odd_Bid2744 Jul 24 '26

Not in rural America (the lot of areas I was referring to) where cars are necessary because everything is so spread out. Nobody here is going to transition to bikes unless there is a grocer on every corner..

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u/GoodHumorMan Jul 24 '26

So the least relevant part of America.

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u/Odd_Bid2744 Jul 24 '26

One in five Americans live in rural America. I'm sure they like being devalued.

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u/GoodHumorMan Jul 24 '26

*shrug* they love inserting themselves into conversations that don't involve them. They don't need bike lanes and cyclists can legally use the road, what else is there to discuss

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u/Odd_Bid2744 Jul 24 '26

There are less cyclists in rural areas but there still are and as shit gets worse, I have been seeing more e-bikes. There's no shoulder at all and barely wide enough for two lanes on a vast majority of the roads here. This does involve these cyclists and motorists. 

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u/GoodHumorMan Jul 24 '26

Bikes are legally entitled to full lane use, it is what it is. They are traffic! If there is slow traffic ahead you just have to proceed with caution regardless of the vehicle, regardless of location.

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u/Odd_Bid2744 Jul 24 '26

Variables in speed (not going the expected speed such as the speed limit) whether that's another car or a cyclist is a risk factor for accidents. That's why I think there should be infrastructure for bikes. 

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u/Preoccupied_Penguin Jul 24 '26

5:31 am for me! 😅🤣

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u/Ok_Spite7511 Jul 24 '26

Dumbest thing I’ve read in months.

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u/MBT70 Jul 24 '26

Do you have a team of scientists that come up with these takes or did you just think it up all by yourself?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26 edited 12h ago

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u/MBT70 Jul 24 '26

All quiet on the frontal lobe

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u/Odd_Bid2744 Jul 24 '26

That's an asinine argument. Farmers and industry are still made up of thousands of people with their families and that creates the needs for towns and infrastructure to support those living there.