• rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I don’t have the answer, but about 10 years ago I was invited to go on a group ride. I’m more of a commuter, but have done longer rides. Anyway, the behavior of the folks I was with made me never want to ride with others again. It was terrible! I think that is why pedal bikes get lumped into this scenario. You could replace the pickup with a Porsche and I think it would be the same scene.

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      1 year ago

      Same phenomenon with motorcycles, I can’t go on rides with more than two other riders and we need to be able to communicate via intercom. People act like idiots to impress each other when the group gets big enough.

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      1 year ago

      Were they flatulent? Or making fun of the local real estate? Did they play practical jokes on one another? What was with their behaviour??

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        Haha no, nothing like that. We were riding on a narrow, windy, river road in the mountains. No ability for cars to pass, but many places for slow moving vehicles to move o er and not even have to stop! Essentially, they wanted the cars to share the road with them but they wouldn’t share with the cars. Most people in that area don’t care to pause, but after passing multiple pullouts they can become irritable.

        I know this is fuckcars but that particular situation was, for me, untenable.