Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.world · 13 days agoA Dublin journalist says that as a new bike rider, she’s “astonished” by the amount of aggression she saw from drivers on her daily commute.www.newstalk.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkA Dublin journalist says that as a new bike rider, she’s “astonished” by the amount of aggression she saw from drivers on her daily commute.www.newstalk.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareTotallyNotSpez@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·13 days agoAfter moving to Blanchardstown in 2014, I rode my bicycle once to the next supermarket. Almost got run over by a bus and a lorry. Never again. o_O
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoI guess, as an experienced cyclist, you take it for granted, that every car driver wants to kill you and adapt your behaviour accordingly. I know not all want to do that, but if I didn’t assume that they all do, I’d be dead a hundred times over.
After moving to Blanchardstown in 2014, I rode my bicycle once to the next supermarket. Almost got run over by a bus and a lorry. Never again. o_O
I guess, as an experienced cyclist, you take it for granted, that every car driver wants to kill you and adapt your behaviour accordingly. I know not all want to do that, but if I didn’t assume that they all do, I’d be dead a hundred times over.