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hfojvt

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48. that part of the analogy DID jump out at me

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:13 PM

Aug 2014

but I would be surprised if almost ALL bicyclists did NOT run stop signs on empty streets. I would be suspicious of a cyclist who didn't break that law.

And signalling for turns isn't that common either, but unlike motorists who sit in steel boxes and can signal with a flip of a lever (and still many of them do not bother) for a cyclist who is looking in every direction (and sometimes I have to remember when I am driving a car that I do NOT have to look over my shoulder before making a left turn.) and it would require taking a hand off the wheel which can reduce stability.

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What My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege - great blog post [View all] ehrnst Aug 2014 OP

A good read. The best explanation I've seen of white privilege. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #1

Really? After many of us have shared our pain and countless examples of things we warn out kids Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #62

I'm sorry if my attempts at understanding don't live up to your expectations. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #68

You are ridiculous! You understand nothing! You insult and ridicule. Shame! Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2014 #71

Good read il_lilac Aug 2014 #2

I don't know why your complaining... ybbor Aug 2014 #3

He lost me at Heather MC Aug 2014 #4

Exactly. I'm baffled by this. If this is "the best explanation" of white privilege--not the personal Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #63

K&R from a biker. nt freedom fighter jh Aug 2014 #5

good way to bring it to light pleinair Aug 2014 #6

Well said. And welcome to DU. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #7

thanks pleinair Aug 2014 #15

How does the fact that pretty much all cyclists ignore red lights Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #8

Do not know were you live TNNurse Aug 2014 #9

Definitely not in oregon bhikkhu Sep 2014 #70

I have friends who are cyclists but a lot of cyclists have become road Nazi's. bamademo Aug 2014 #10

Keep in mind, a bike is not a car bhikkhu Aug 2014 #16

And cyclists kill how many people per year? CreekDog Aug 2014 #31

How about the fact that they fail to keep right, RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #11

+1. tarheelsunc Aug 2014 #12

Black people want to be considered real Americans bhikkhu Aug 2014 #17

This is a little different. RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #21

But the topic of the OP essay isn't about bicyclists, it's about race. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #24

Perhaps bicyclists need to be licensed drivers RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #57

Again, the topic is race and privilege. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #60

You wrote: "This is a little different"... Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2014 #64

In most places, roads are built for cars, and bikes are only tolerated as an afterthought bhikkhu Aug 2014 #67

By law they are allowed to be side by side each other on the road. Neoma Aug 2014 #18

Yup CreekDog Aug 2014 #40

that needs to change KT2000 Aug 2014 #53

I've been hit by a car before. Neoma Aug 2014 #54

I was hit by a car years ago. RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #56

I was also ran into a by a car. nolabels Sep 2014 #75

I was walking with my accident. In the crosswalk. Neoma Sep 2014 #76

Sorry to hear about that misfortune you had nolabels Sep 2014 #77

Half of the car drivers do not use signals hfojvt Aug 2014 #30

That is BS CreekDog Aug 2014 #39

Aside from the fact that your assertion is false Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #22

Perhaps where you live it is common to see cyclists patiently waiting at red lights Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #23

And why again did you leap to law breaking in a thread about race privilege? Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #25

To point out how this is a problematic analogy. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #27

How is it problematic? Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #32

Someone comes up with an analogy equating black people with persistent lawbreakers Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #38

No you were the one that decided to label black people as lawbreakers CreekDog Aug 2014 #41

Actually, you're the one who equated cyclists with persistent lawbreakers Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #42

say what? hfojvt Aug 2014 #46

Sometimes there is no choice eridani Aug 2014 #52

No, you did it to insert the idea that Black people break the law CreekDog Aug 2014 #33

. Nye Bevan Aug 2014 #34

Why do you insert yourself into discussions about race relations in the USA... CreekDog Aug 2014 #35

I do it every day bhikkhu Sep 2014 #69

Trying to suggest something about nonwhites under the radar? CreekDog Aug 2014 #28

There are many who do. hifiguy Aug 2014 #47

The same way an observation that "pretty much all Blacks are thugs and welfare queens" Ms. Toad Aug 2014 #49

I don't mind the post cleduc Aug 2014 #13

Thank you for a remarkable post, cleduc. Octafish Aug 2014 #50

Amazing. n/t Aerows Aug 2014 #55

Seeing the sadness in Armstrong's eyes will stay with me forever. Octafish Sep 2014 #72

Apt analogy. alphafemale Aug 2014 #14

that part of the analogy DID jump out at me hfojvt Aug 2014 #48

+ 1000 Rhinodawg Aug 2014 #19

The comments at the link are interesting and enlightening also. Sam1 Aug 2014 #20

yeah, there's a big hole in that analogy hfojvt Aug 2014 #26

No matter the post, you always respond to defend the white person or race CreekDog Aug 2014 #29

yeah, actually that is not true hfojvt Aug 2014 #44

Huh? Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #37

and that's how the analogy falls short hfojvt Aug 2014 #45

In our actual society the rate of poverty for whites is about one third of that of A/A or Latinos. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #61

tell me something I don't know hfojvt Sep 2014 #73

No, the odds don't make any difference to the 13% Gormy Cuss Sep 2014 #74

It's a good analogy. Notwithstanding lame attempts to derailleur the thread CreekDog Aug 2014 #36

agree with both points. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #43

and this is not pinboy treestar Aug 2014 #58

K&R--This is best explanation I have seen on this topic. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #51

Like getting drivers to recognize bikes as equals on the road treestar Aug 2014 #59

Semis? Where is this person biking? Hmmm. babylonsister Aug 2014 #65

It's legal to ride on the sidewalks in this city madville Aug 2014 #66