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03-02-21, 08:29 AM

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Paul Barnard

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Originally Posted by YellaFella

How and when did I say that? I've said MANY TIMES now that drivers are mostly at fault. I don't know how that equates to "appeasing" motorists. I feel like people are only reading what they want to read, rather than what I'm actually saying. Please point to a single instance of me saying or otherwise implying that we should appease drivers,

Your words:

"I also believe that we can raise the public’s perception of cyclists, so that they won’t automatically hate seeing someone hunched over their handlebars. We can do this by being specially considerate, obeying all traffic laws"

I often break the law to enhance my safety. If I won't break the law to enhance my safety in an effort to "raise the public's perception" that is the very definition of appeasement.

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