• doingthestuff@lemy.lol
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      Where I live bikes have to block the traffic lane and you end up with a line of cars behind you a km long all going 15 in a 60 zone. Also cy lists get killed on these roads all the time so I see a bike less than once a year, but when I do, there are 100 cars behind them, or the bike is painted white in memorial to someone who died there.

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      31 minutes ago

      One time someone shouted at me from their truck that they didn’t like my shirt. It wasn’t a sports shirt and didn’t have any logos at all. I think it was just baggier than they liked.

      Sometimes people just dont like things being different.

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      In my local city, people die every year getting ran over on a bike. I knew a dr who didnt make it.

      I got close-lined off my bike once around 2017. Its part of the gang initiation to send someone to the hospital. I have a dent in my nose because of it.

      Its MUCH more dangerous in my area than most places though.

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        Maga land folks get very angry if you’re even driving a small car. Been screamed at and almost ran off the road just for existing in a small car. It offends their tiny pp. Or something.

        They REALLY hate bikes. Maybe because while they drive their 8000 lb dually quad cab thats never touched dirt or towed once, and hauls 1 person 99% of the time, they get mad at how efficient you are.

        And I have a truck too. For work. 8 ft box single cab manual with no radio or ac. Hauls construction material and tows trailers. A truck used for real work. Fuck bro trucks.

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          Yup… drove a small car back from college and two truck bros decided it’d be fun to sandwich my car between them. One rode my rear bumper with high beams, the other slowed down and rode the middle line so I couldn’t pass. Then he’d start slamming his brakes.

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              it’s all fun and games until they pull out the real gun.

              I called the incident into the police station but it was before I had the dashcam so they just shrugged (and were probably blood related anyway).

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                53 minutes ago

                Cops usually are the same ones driving BRo trucks, or its likely their kids like you said.

                I do like the box of nails idea though. Keep a flimsy cardboard box of roofing nails in your door pocket for tail gating assholes :)