You are reading a single comment by @TheorySwine and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@TheorySwine
Not if it's used as intended. A community needs to be self-regulating, which I think is its aims. Its purpose is to show that cyclists are able to address the perils of their own making. If cyclists as a whole seem to be fascinated with the errors of just motorists to the exclusion of everyone else, in the same way that they may view 'us' as their typical/default source of anger, we're not doing a very good job of keeping our own house in order by ignoring our own downfalls. I think the thread wants to encourage this kind of responsibility, but when it becomes a substitute rant thread its intentions are diminished. Being able and prepared to call out there and then dangerous riding as often as driving, maybe inspired in part by this thread, shows a useful degree of critical awareness.