Yes, I know I can walk around it, hence the mildly infuriating. Still a d*ck move
You can walk around them, people in a wheelchair or with a buggy cannot. Disrespectful af.
this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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Yup, exactly this.
Even just people with luggage and baby strollers are fucked. People who are blind also are really disadvantaged here. The scars on the shins of people who have used a white cane for years are numerous.
I'm a fan of fewer cars on the road, but things like this are also reasons why we need still some forms of direct transport access. Travelling a few blocks from a public transport stop can still be filled with hazards like this that prevent people from arriving at their destination.
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Okay, so as a cab driver I have a lot of opportunities to get frustrated with how selfish and myopic people are. But you know what happens when I do that? I make myself miserable.
I, personally, find that my mental state is much, much better the more I'm willing to accept people not doing things 'the right way'. Yes, I could get annoyed for the hypothetical people who might encounter an obstacle to their mobility here (who have not and may not ever arrive), but what will that actually do for me or for anyone else?
Unless I'm actually moving the obstacle my disapproval is completely useless. It may even cause me to do something stupid and inconsiderate myself as I become distracted by my annoyance.
But if I just let it go, smile, and move on, the utter insignificance of the action can just fade into the background and not make itself part of my focus on how to reflect on humanity or my day.
Very true, but this community isn't called "Letting things go".
Who gave you the right to bestow such a beautifully worded response >:(
I'm literally angry with rage!!
I think this is more of people looking out for the disabled, not being annoyed.
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Well, there's three bikes in this picture and only one car. The car is taking up more space than all of the bikes. Simple solution: get rid of that car parking spot and turn it into bike parking. Now more people can visit the businesses!
But that's not how it's currently set up, both cars and bikes can coexist. These bikes shouldn't be parked there just like cars shouldn't go into the sidewalk.
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The car also has a Dutch license plate. While I am generally a big proponent of bike friendly infrastructure, even at the expense of car amenities, the Dutch of all the people don't need any more prodding in that direction.
They certainly do. There's still wayyyy too many people driving everywhere, with just one person per car.
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In the US, this would be a F250 extended King Cab blocking your path while idling and spewing diesel exhaust.
I guess our "mildly" infuriating things are different.
It’s not legal to ride your bike on the sidewalk in the US, no?
It's a local thing. My town doesn't let you ride on the main street sidewalk, but you can everywhere else. There are signs posted at the end of the street that you would never notice.
That being said, ride in the road. Assert some dominance.
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Whoops, accidentally bumped into your bikes as I walked down the sidewalk they were parked on!
I was really tempted to do that, but I felt them being an asshole shouldn't be a reason for me to be one as well
You’re just making space for anyone that needs by in a wheelchair.
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I might be too american, but I'm more concerned about leaving a bike outside unlocked without a fear to have it stolen. How does that work?
They are actually locked. In the Netherlands bikes usually have ring locks attached to the frame that lock just the rear wheel. It's way more convenient, you can quickly lock your bike and pop into a store. It's of course less safe, so especially in larger cities and at train stations people do lock their bike to something.
Example of lock ring lock: https://www.google.com/search?q=axa+ring+lock&biw=412&bih=712&dpr=2.63
I am an american but i think it works like this:
- streets are bike friendly
- more reasonable to just bike everywhere so everyone does
- city may provide free bikes to use
- more demand for bikes, more competition, less expensive bikes
- less bike theft in general as a result
- these aren't $4k+ bespoke bikes
- something something socialized healthcare something something better labor laws something something higher taxes but a better quality of life. Why steal? Be happy.
We don't have these things here. Except for expensive bikes, that's all we have. That's why I got these boltcutters...
Except for expensive bikes, that’s all we have. That’s why I got these boltcutters…
Well of course, how else do people get expensive bikes?
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Those are all locked. This is in from the Netherlands. The most bicycle happy and bicycle friendly country in the world. So much so thar they have bicycle parking problems.
In the Netherlands they get stolen all the time as well. Locked or not. We have bike thieves that just load the whole bike including lock into a van and drive off with it.
Either that, or if attached to a pole/bike rack with a chain or bar lock, they'll just pull out the old angle grinder and go to work.
Happens everywhere, happens in broad daylight, happens when there's people around, and usually doesn't raise a lot of suspicion because "might be someone who's lost their keys".
Since there's 4 bicycles for every person living in the Netherlands, the key strategy is just making sure your bicycle is a little less fancy than the one locked up next to yours. Thieves tend to go for the ones they can resell for the most amount of money. In other words: Hide in the numbers.
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Mostly pisses me off because it blocks disabled people. I wouldn't blame them for knocking it down.
While they could have snugged them in, they do need the ability to park them somewhere while shopping. One option is in the road, like the white van. Or put up some bike racks to guide parking. This is poor city planning.
This is poor city planning.
There's a lot of things wrong with the Netherlands, but poor city planning - at least when it comes to bike infrastructure - is not something you'll find there.
There’s no way to tell from this single pic. Who knows, there might have been proper bike parking spots just around the corner.
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The social way is to at least put them both right next to a wall, not side by side in the middle of the sidewalk
you may not realize...that belongs to the main character
I'm in the US and when I read the title I assumed it'd be a car parked in an insane way. I wish we had the opportunity to be mad at bikes haha. The closest is people dumping scooters wherever or they try to park them politely but then they fall over
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There’s an office building near me where one of the employees parks his Harley Davison motorcycle on the handicapped ramp of an emergency exit. Granted it doesn’t see daily foot traffic but someone in a wheelchair might need to, you know, escape a fire.
Someone should inform the authorities and let them tow it. There should be something that can be done legally.
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I'm so used to having to bend over backwards to walk anywhere in Greece that I literally could not see the problem
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Those rental scooters in my city are always parked so they obstruct as much of the sidewalk as possible, it's so infuriating.
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I'm so mad at people who don't properly park their rented scooters. I always take my time to put them aside if they're a hindrance on the sidewalk but it infuriates me how it just takes TWO seconds to not be an asshole and people still don't bother.
Politely park you bike, walk over, gently pick it up, then ~~toss it into the river~~ park it behind the other.
Of course. They're the main characters. You're just a side character pleb so you wouldn't understand.
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Serious Costco sample area vibes.
I know this was in the Netherlands before I even saw the Dutch licenseplate lol. This is common practise, very annoying tho.
Where I live, all of those bikes would have been stolen within ten minutes anyway
I always park my bicycle on parking spaces now. Because:
a) It's legal in Germany. Even on parking spaces that cost money for cars or are time limited, you can put your bike for free, for as long as you wish. Because those restrictions apply to parking, and parking is something only cars do. (Exception: Private spaces)
b) I'd rather take away space from cars than from pedestrians.
I invested 10€ in a loud-as-fuck alarm from Alibaba that activates when the bike moves, so far it's had a 100% success rate of discouraging cagers from trying to carry my bike somewhere else.
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