how much of a piece of shit do you have to be to think speeding is your godgiven right when poor people of color are disproprotionate victims of traffic violence because many of them have to walk or bike to work in a society that doesnt get a wet fart about people who dont drive
yeah going over the limit on a divided limited access interstate is a little different than driving at an unsafe speed in a city. Weird how they do enforcement on highways but never seem to be interested in charges for "accidents" with bikes or pedestrians.
since when is "i do what i want regardless of how it negatively impacts others" a leftist approach to life and not that of an anti-mask jetski dealer chud?
Well, to be fair right-wingers will use your argument of "not harming others" to oppose abortion (i.e. they'll say you're "harming a baby", etc.).
They'll also say similar things about enforcing drug laws ("they harm society even if only individuals use them", etc.).
And if you counter by saying "they don't harm others, actually (because I'm careful with my drugs or I consulted my doctor about the abortion, etc.)" then you're essentially making SenoraRaton's argument.
I feel kind of conflicted about this. I live in a city with piss poor bicycling infrastructure and drivers who are openly hostile to pedestrians/cyclists. It's also not uncommon for people to go 10-30 mph above the speed limit where, frankly, the speed limit was already probably a touch too high. Our bike lines also tend to just become places for motorists to put on their hazards and text (this forces cyclists to merge into car traffic and hope to god the driver doesn't door them). Drivers in general are constantly making very dangerous maneuvers to try to cut time out of their commute. I also don't believe that everyone who drives like this is doing so because they are late for work. My city has a big "war on cars" crowd, especially in the surrounding suburbs. It's almost like people are making a statement when they zoom by you at 50mph, honking their horn and giving you an inch between their side mirror and your handlebars.
I really, really want this to change because I feel like I am putting my life on the line every time I leave my home but I also don't just want a bunch of pigs handing out tickets discriminately. I think massive changes to road infrastructure, stamping out silly "war on cars" type of rhetoric and alleviating people of the capitalist hellhole they live in that makes them feel like they need to shave 3 minutes off of every commute would probably be a good start, but in the current world we live in, I don't know what a good solution is to people blatantly disobeying traffic laws to the extent that they're putting people's lives in danger. All that happens in my city is the local politicians pander to the "war on cars" crowd and make infrastructural changes that, ironically, make traffic worse because people have a hard time understanding that public transit and alternate modes of transportation actually reduce traffic.
how much of a piece of shit do you have to be to think speeding is your godgiven right when poor people of color are disproprotionate victims of traffic violence because many of them have to walk or bike to work in a society that doesnt get a wet fart about people who dont drive
yeah going over the limit on a divided limited access interstate is a little different than driving at an unsafe speed in a city. Weird how they do enforcement on highways but never seem to be interested in charges for "accidents" with bikes or pedestrians.
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since when is "i do what i want regardless of how it negatively impacts others" a leftist approach to life and not that of an anti-mask jetski dealer chud?
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okay bro, just pointing out that's literally the same argument you hear from antimaskers
Well, to be fair right-wingers will use your argument of "not harming others" to oppose abortion (i.e. they'll say you're "harming a baby", etc.).
They'll also say similar things about enforcing drug laws ("they harm society even if only individuals use them", etc.).
And if you counter by saying "they don't harm others, actually (because I'm careful with my drugs or I consulted my doctor about the abortion, etc.)" then you're essentially making SenoraRaton's argument.
I feel kind of conflicted about this. I live in a city with piss poor bicycling infrastructure and drivers who are openly hostile to pedestrians/cyclists. It's also not uncommon for people to go 10-30 mph above the speed limit where, frankly, the speed limit was already probably a touch too high. Our bike lines also tend to just become places for motorists to put on their hazards and text (this forces cyclists to merge into car traffic and hope to god the driver doesn't door them). Drivers in general are constantly making very dangerous maneuvers to try to cut time out of their commute. I also don't believe that everyone who drives like this is doing so because they are late for work. My city has a big "war on cars" crowd, especially in the surrounding suburbs. It's almost like people are making a statement when they zoom by you at 50mph, honking their horn and giving you an inch between their side mirror and your handlebars.
I really, really want this to change because I feel like I am putting my life on the line every time I leave my home but I also don't just want a bunch of pigs handing out tickets discriminately. I think massive changes to road infrastructure, stamping out silly "war on cars" type of rhetoric and alleviating people of the capitalist hellhole they live in that makes them feel like they need to shave 3 minutes off of every commute would probably be a good start, but in the current world we live in, I don't know what a good solution is to people blatantly disobeying traffic laws to the extent that they're putting people's lives in danger. All that happens in my city is the local politicians pander to the "war on cars" crowd and make infrastructural changes that, ironically, make traffic worse because people have a hard time understanding that public transit and alternate modes of transportation actually reduce traffic.
speed cameras are good actually
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Are you serious or no
is this a bit