Originally Posted by
bikiola
I am amazed at how many tacticool-style victim blamers are in this thread. Instead of sympathizing with people who are surrounded by the American wasteland, anti-human transportation system, you suggest something akin to "manning up" and dealing with it, dealing with violent buffoons (who may or may not have guns, since Americans are trigger-happy) and massive SUVs. Its unbelievable on a bike commuting thread.
There is nothing manly about putting yourself in a situation where you could be killed or permanently injured when you have kids to care for. That's the opposite of manliness IMO. 4 crashes with cars in 2.5 years. Yeah cycling is fun but its not worth it at the expense of my health.