Simple?

Whenever I ride out of the door zone, someone will claim I'm going to die because the DOOR ZONE goes WAY OVER THERE!

OK, still that's not completely fair. Whenever I ride on a MUP (zero doors) someone will claim that I'm going to die because, well, MUP, duh.

Still not fair. Whenever I take the lane, some VCer will claim that I'm going to die because, well, I'm in the wrong position in the lane (which is either the right tire track, left tire track, the center of the lane, the "driver's position," or some other mythical place on the road.)

Or that I will die if my DEFAULT position is not in the three inch perfect line on the pavement where all is well, all is well, all is well.

Or I will die since I'm not COMMUNICATING with traffic (directing traffic) around me, because EVERYONE understands the happless arm and hand waving.

AND OF COURSE I WILL DIE BY RIGHT HOOK! OR SIDEWALKS! OR DRIVEWAYS!

And whatever I do, ALWAYS MIRROR, or I will die. NEVER MIRROR, or I will die.

Bottom line. Cycling is simultaneously so safe yet so many messiahs come here to save us from all these DANGERS!

And each messiah argues with all the other messiahs that they are the one true messiah.

We heathens will die if we don’t ride EXACTLY as the one true messiah says so.

Why did this "VC thread" die?

Yes.

-mr. bill