This is a good example of the 'them vs us' tribalism we've developed here
If someone who was walking somewhere did that to someone who got in their way, would their defining characteristic be that they were a 'walker'? Would it be 'walking news'?
Equally, if someone who had been driving a car did something similar, would it be 'driving news'? (And of course people in cars, vans and lorries etc cause many, many times as many injuries and deaths as people on bicycles do.)
But somehow everyone using a bicycle to get somewhere is immediately first and foremost 'a cyclist', and anything they do is somehow representative of all other people on bicycles. (And grist to the mill for people who for some reason want fewer people to use bicycles.)
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on September 11th 2019 at 10:11:32
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- Cycling news: (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 11, 10:03:16
- This is a good example of the 'them vs us' tribalism we've developed here (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 11, 10:11:32
- It does appear that he was off the cycle at the time of the incident. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Sep 11, 11:15:23
- Yes, yes and yes again. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 11, 10:48:31
- That’s an image! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 11, 20:52:38
- In fairness, it would be driver assaults pedestrian (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 11, 10:44:56
- He assaulted someone because he’s a twat. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 11, 10:49:31
- If it was a car driver it would be described as a "road rage" attack i'm sure (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 11, 10:51:29
- Road rage is a specific thing and *could* be used for non-drivers. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 11, 12:19:38
- Exactly (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Sep 11, 10:53:55
- If it was a car driver it would be described as a "road rage" attack i'm sure (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 11, 10:51:29
- He assaulted someone because he’s a twat. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 11, 10:49:31
- I regularly cross that road and further down by Blackfriars/Ludgate Circus (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 11, 10:35:27
- also (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 11, 10:28:35
- This is a good example of the 'them vs us' tribalism we've developed here (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 11, 10:11:32
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