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Originally Posted by
kergin
Not really. Just don't ride like a dick around them. Also, street cars are much worse for a cyclist than buses for 2 reasons: 1) tracks are death in wet, icy, or snowy weather; 2) peds run into traffic, trying to catch a ride they're too late for.
Interestingly I've read cycling history books where late 19th Century period cyclists say exactly the same thing about streetcars/trams.
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