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He didn't say that, and you shouldn't put words in his mouth like that.
by bigstrat2003 7d ago
He didn't say that, and you shouldn't put words in his mouth like that.
- loeg 7d agoIt is exactly what he is saying. He's justifying "drivers intentionally try[ing] to drive [GP] off the road or hit [GP]."
- david-gpu 7d agoI am not putting words in his mouth. I am pointing out the logical error in this memetic argument that cyclists are tired of reading again and again. Whenever we mention that drivers harass and kill cyclists, there is somebody retorting that "cyclists don't follow the rules of the road", as if it somehow justified road violence against all cyclists, law abiding or not. It is a complete non-sequitur that pops up every time we point at the main source of death and dismemberment in our cities: drivers. [0] [1] [0] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510006801 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=351000... [1] https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310015601 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=131001...
- Natsu 7d agoI read it as doing a mimic of the bad logic in the argument he replied to in order point out the flaw there via sarcasm. Random anecdotes don't prove anything about large classes of people, whether cyclists or car drivers.
- zimpenfish 7d ago> "cyclists don't follow the rules of the road" Boy, have I got news for him about car drivers...
- Tuna-Fish 7d agoIf nxm isn't saying that, I cannot imagine what the point of their comment was? Would you care to explain what you think it was? Why would anyone ever type that comment as a response to the comment above?