Originally Posted by spare_wheel

With all due respect, I deal with intolerance frequently at public meetings in Portland. In fact, I've heard about as much outright vindictive and hateful speech at local government meetings as on the road in Portland. And if you really want to see intolerance I recommend reading the sewers that are the comment sections of our local newpaper and tv station sites. When a cyclist dies in the Portland metro region they often have to lock comments due to celebratory comments and outright hate speech.

Nevertheless, I was not referring to this type of overt intolerance. I was referring to the Arendtian banality that leads our society to emphasize the convenience of drivers over the safety and health of people who walk or bike. So...yeah...I'm being political...but active transport advocacy is inherently political in this absurdly car-centric society.