Giving a bad name...

[martint235]

Not compared to the sisyphean task of pleasing every driver who hates us. How to we address the road tax accusation? The no-hi-viz/helmet issue? The bicycle don't belong on the road/bicycles don't belong on the pavement dilemma? The you're-not-allowed-to-ride-2-abreast misunderstanding? I'd rather stick to problems that have solutions.

@martint235 : making the world a better place by shouting misogynistic slurs, one stranger at a time.

Misogynistic? How so?

 

[jefmcg]

Misogynistic? How so?

Using daffodil as the worst name you can think of expresses men's deep disdain for women. Every time you use it, you make the world a little nastier for women.

Tell me, how many cyclists do you believe you have reformed by swearing at them?

 

[Markymark]

A lot of us are motorists.

Most. As am I. But apparently thinking all cyclists are angels will make us safer drivers than understanding following the HC and driving properly are essential.

 

[Markymark]

Using daffodil as the worst name you can think of expresses men's deep disdain for women. Every time you use it, you make the world a little nastier for women.

Tell me, how many cyclists do you believe you have reformed by swearing at them?

To be fair I equally switch between c**t and c**k when annoyed and seemingly irrespective of the person's gender.

 

[jefmcg]

To be fair I equally switch between c**t and c**k when annoyed and seemingly irrespective of the person's gender.

You may, but only one of them is caught by the swear filter on here, and it's also the only word that the swear filter obscures completely, so you can't even guess what it is. So most think on is much worse than the other.

 

[Markymark]

Interestingly pedestrians are slaughtered in unacceptable numbers too. And they don't have then same reputation as law breaking cyclists. It's almost as if people in cars kill people irrespective of how they feel about them and it is the driving standards that needs greater addressing.

 

[Markymark]

You may, but only one of them is caught by the swear filter on here, and it's also the only word that the swear filter obscures completely, so you can't even guess what it is. So most think on is much worse than the other.

They are both awful words which I save for awful people. Judging by the other words I know it seems more about sexual activity than gender.

 

[martint235]

Using daffodil as the worst name you can think of expresses men's deep disdain for women. Every time you use it, you make the world a little nastier for women.

Tell me, how many cyclists do you believe you have reformed by swearing at them?

So would you be happier if I used tulip or rose or perhaps Rhododendron ferrugineum meets your approval. Stop it with the self righteous bollocks, it's really not a good look.

Probably as many as the motorists I shout at

 

[vickster]

Using daffodil as the worst name you can think of expresses men's deep disdain for women. Every time you use it, you make the world a little nastier for women.

Tell me, how many cyclists do you believe you have reformed by swearing at them?

t**t seems to be more acceptable than the C-word
I tend to go for p***k over c**k for male nobbers

 

[jefmcg]

They are both awful words which I save for awful people. Judging by the other words I know it seems more about sexual activity than gender.

They are wonderful words when used correctly.

 

[martint235]

You may, but only one of them is caught by the swear filter on here, and it's also the only word that the swear filter obscures completely, so you can't even guess what it is. So most think on is much worse than the other.

For the record I don't write words on here that would require the swear filter

 

[jefmcg]

Probably as many as the motorists I shout at

Zero, then.

You are not doing anything useful by shouting at strangers. Don't pretend you are.

 

[martint235]

Zero, then.

You are not doing anything useful by shouting at strangers. Don't pretend you are.

I very rarely shout at the same motorist twice (my personal psycho excepted) so may be I am doing some good.

Anyway I'm tired of your patronising, self righteous attitude.

 

[John the Monkey]

If all cyclists behaved impeccably, what would they beat us with? (although I accept we're never going to get to 100% impeccability)

The same stuff, probably - it's not a rational point of view.

 

[John the Monkey]

Further, I'm not sure how you expect cyclists to follow every law, when we can't even get drivers to do it.

The other problem, of course, is that most drivers haven't a scooby what the law is, in an awful lot of cases, and will happily put your life at risk because they're convinced that it's illegal to be in the road when a cyclelane/path is provided, or that it's illegal to filter in traffic.