400bhp;1330989][QUOTE=Rob3rt said:
1. The bystander effect isnt a mentality, its a social phenomenon that EVERYONE exhibits/experiences
2. Like I said, im not trying to be rude, but your post comes across quite generally anti-motorist. Im trying to offer another way of looking at it.
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1. The social trait then manifests itself in a mentality.
2. You really don't know me
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Im quite confused by your number 1. But if im understanding, correct me if im wrong, then my answer to this is, if the bystander effect involuntarily overrides ones typical thought process hence rendering someone unable to act in the way they typically percieve to the right way to address a situation it shouldnt be seen as a negative reflection on the person. So if you will consider it a temporary and involuntary change to ones mentality (although im not sure it does constitute a change in mentality by definition, because the person usually knows what they should do hence still holding onto their typical mentality, but doesnt act accordingly - I dont know though).
I noticed your username before. But this doesnt mean much really. I quite often see people who cycle and drive comment on motorists in general in a negative sense, i.e. still be anti-motorist, yet consider them self exempt because they also ride a bike. But your right I dont know you
Sorry if you feel I was being rude. This was not my intention. I was simply calling "bollocks" on the generalisation and trying to promt some conderation from another angle. Yes an angle I am NOT particularly well versed on (Mainly aware of it due to a gang rape and assualt that occured outside a prom in canada or the US earlier this year or late last year where many people watched), so I cant debate this into the ground with you (although it is a very interesting topic) and will bow out before getting to deep into the topic, because I dont wish to get to far out of my (decidely shallow) depth.
BentMikey said:
Rob3rt, you don't seem to be aware of the cager effect?
No please enlighten me? A quick google doesnt show me much!
Please note, im not a phychologist, this is something Im loosely aware of and by no means do I consider myself to know a whole lot about this. I just find it annoying that people seem to insinuate that because someone doesnt act in an accident etc, they are in some way bad when there are other things out there that come into play in situations like this, the bystander effect being one, this cager effect mentioned by Mikey possibly being another (I dont know what it is so not going to comment on this).