Fietsers jonguh! 🤮
Whoops, accidentally bumped into your bikes as I walked down the sidewalk they were parked on!
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While I admire your stance of being the bigger person, there’s also the alternative of politely moving the bicycles. Doing that doesn’t make you the asshole, you’ve taken away a source of frustration, and the chances of the owners having memorized to the centimeter where they’ve parked their bikes are very low so there would be no harm done.
There is the whole getting caught in the act and being screamed at by Karens or incels, but I do feel most people will accept your actions along with the explanation.
You’re just making space for anyone that needs by in a wheelchair.
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Wait, NPCs have a power to go through the props. It’s something I learned from Half-Life 2.
Hmmm
You can walk around them, people in a wheelchair or with a buggy cannot. Disrespectful af.
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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.
It’s not an old video game. They’re not immovable parts of the level design. You can likely move or bump them out of the way enough to pass through.
Meanwhile right next to them is a huge metal box that stole 4 times as much sidewalk, transported half as many people and is literally un-moveable if you’re not in a heavy motorized vehicle.
It looks like you have two free bikes in front of you. I wonder if they float in the river.
Just kick it over, gets the point across
Politely park you bike, walk over, gently pick it up, then
toss it into the riverpark it behind the other.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.
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.
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?
You could move the bikes for that hypothetical person. I can not move a bike like that because of my disability.
Personally I could pass those at the side, but I have friends who need a walking aid or wheelchair who probably couldn’t. Vehicles parked in the middle of the way are a regular road block. It is often because people without disabilities can’t (or won’t) imagine that people who can’t move a bike or climb over a scooter exist.
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Hmm … I think the point of this post, and comm, is being (righteously) annoyed. When leavened with humor, of the self-deprecating kind, it’s good.
But public indulgence of righteous indignation is kinda gross. Once in a while maybe…
Mmmm
Cherry picking going on here
Very true, but this community isn’t called “Letting things go”.
I heard it’s psichologically unhealthy to hide them in your darkest parts of mind, after all they’re just sitting there in your subconscious without you knowing it. Frustration will keep gathering though, please speak to your friends, family or therapist about these issues before depression hits.
If you suppress it, letting it fester, you’re right. But that’s not what they’re talking about.
They’re describing actually letting it go. Letting the emotions wash over you and dissipate naturally. It may look the same on the outside, but internally it’s very different. It’s by far the best skill for your mental health.
I know the trick, that’s what I do when my wife starts talking too much
Christ almighty found the boomer
Get new material.
Who gave you the right to bestow such a beautifully worded response >:(
I’m literally angry with rage!!
You talking that main character energy? For sure.
I’m sure the one person that parked that van is really miffed by how much space those three bikes are taking up.
How you feel about the furthest of the three?
I find myself park mine close to buildings when picking up takeaway and similar if there’s no nearby bollards or racks nearby, but at the same time I feel like I’m probably impeding in some way for blind, wheelchairs etc.
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!
The problem is not lack of bike parking, we have plenty of that in the Netherlands 😊 We’re just sort of spoiled and like to park our bike right at the place we need to be. If you do that normally it usually isn’t a problem.
The problem is not lack of bike parking, we have plenty of that in the Netherlands 😊 We’re just sort of spoiled and like to park our bike right at the place we need to be. If you do that normally it usually isn’t a problem.
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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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.
Dead-easy, they aren’t locked to a permanent object, just move them behind the car, and then they’ll neither be stolen nor your fault if someone else parks their hoods into the bikes.
Either are awful parking spots for bikes, but serves them right.
I just want to say show appreciation for you taking time and effort to draw us a diagram. Thank you.
