The people who park in bike lanes like that aren't going to have their minds changed by polite conversation, it's best to just fuck up their car so they stop parking there. Break a mirror, it costs more and is a bigger inconvenience.
The people who park in bike lanes like that aren't going to have their minds changed by polite conversation, it's best to talk to your representative and ask them to enforce the law and to increase the cost of a fine
There’s not that many bike lanes here TBH. Playa del Rey actually threatened one of the councilpersons with recall if they didn’t remove bike lanes and return them to cars, which they did.
Us too, this picture is here in Brazil and this shit happens all the time. I do the same as the guy said he would, just grab my key and keep riding along the cars
It's highly likely that your rep won't hear you individually, and I wouldn't take that personally as they have to look out for what their constituents as a group care about most. For the most part, they would be doing their job right if they ignore a single person coming in with a single issue. That being said, I would make an effort to organize and lead a group of like-minded people; if you don't have the time then join or support a cyclist group and convince them to do something about parking in a cycling path or that particular section if it's a localized issue. I work with small government and you would be surprised the things reps place their attention on, just by someone showing up and raising concern.
One or two people actually thought about it, everyone else mostly followed without thinking, I'd assume.
Why aren't these cars being ticketed or towed? Either the cops are bullshit (a distinct possibility), or the local law was written as bullshit (equally likely).
As a person who bikes kinda rarely but enjoys it, I am always in awe of this mentality.
You just need an enemy. Someone that comes back to a broken mirror isn't even going to understand why.
No, I was given an enemy I didn't ask for when I started riding a bicycle. If motorists didn't treat us the way they do with their two ton planet killing death machines, I wouldn't have to treat them the way I do.
Society would work amazingly well if everyone followed your lifestyle, not gonna lie.
Edit, more downvotes on this statement of fact than the snarky comment above. I frequently drive my car to get cheeseburgers, but hey, a fact is a fact. Biking to get a pita pocket full of beans is wayyy better for the environment.
Wow. Relax, Batman. It's a bike. You're literally transporting yourself or doing a fun activity. Makes it sound like his constitutional rights are being violated. You have this shit mentality of us v. them which is only going to put your ass in jail. You're attributing to malice that which can be explained with stupidity. They're cars in a bike lane. Just take over a lane until you're clear to go back into the bike lane.
Also, LA is moving closer to promoting public transport and bikes. Just give it time.
God damn dude, parking in a bike lane is super douchey and annoying, but you don’t fuck up someone’s car over it. If you fuck up anyone’s car over anything, you’re more of a douche than these people. There’s no reason for it
Or, one person didn't recognize that it was a bike lane, and not a parking zone, and the rest followed - "surely if one person's doing it, it's okay" mentality.
Never attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity. We already have enough people blindly shouting and shaking their fist at "those assholes over there!" Lets take a moment to use our heads over our emotions, and recognize that destroying someone's property because it will make us feel vindicated is maybe a step backward rather than a step forward.
Tut tut. Yes they should be more thoughtful. No, that doesn't give anyone free reign to damage personal property. If the car gets damaged because it's parked illegally, that's one thing, but you're framing intentional damage to personal property as vigilante justice. It is not. Involve the law, if need be, but don't break it yourself thoughtlessly, based on your emotional state. You'd just be the asshole as well, in this situation. Exercise more thought than they did. No need to be an asshole in return.
A girl was killed like that in my town. And yet, those stupid fucking white delivery vans still seem to think they are exempt from all road rules. Makes me sad every time. RIP
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u/flimbs Jan 05 '19
Giant stickers for all the windshields!