City of Vista, near San Diego is removing protected bike lanes after community pushbackby Extra_Place_1955

tl;dr…city spent $1.5 million to install, halted construction, is removing most of what’s been installed, costing $500k to remove.
Even cyclists didn’t like them, apparently…

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    16·
    11 days ago

    bike lanes are often viewed by these folks as “liberal bullshit”, and blame them for displacing car lanes and parking.

    I don’t understand how “traveling using your muscles” became less “manly” than “sitting on your ass”.

    Someone who rides up a big hill on a bike? Fit. Impressive. Admirable.

    Someone who drives a car? Boring. Passé. Dull.

    • phutatorius@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      11 days ago

      I don’t understand how “traveling using your muscles” became less “manly” than “sitting on your ass”.

      Same reason sitting on one’s fat ass watching football is more manly than running a 10k.

    • bus_factor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      11 days ago

      Things cannot be manly if they don’t cause any pollution. If you’re traveling without owning the libs with your diesel truck rolling coal, what is even the point of traveling?

      • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        2·
        11 days ago

        I see how people might think that.

        Personally I think power is… Let me quote from classic web comic the order of the stick:

        Power, it isn’t something that you put on or take off like a jacket. It’s something you just ARE.

        If you can lose it by blowing two Will saves, you never really had any power in the first place, see what I’m saying?

        Thinking you’re powerful because you have a big car is foolish