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Dude, seriously: are you ok? Is something going on in your life that makes you so upset at such a trivial thing? I'm here if you need someone to talk to.

Honestly. I've been through some shit, I know how it is. Forget this discussion, and talk to me.

I agree completely, the power asymmetry is a fundamental issue that has to be considered as part of any response. Several instances where that's been an issue easily come to mind: Nazis industrially killing Jews, gypsies and others; Argentina's military torturing and raping civilians, and now Israel flattening a city.

But Palestinians getting to where we'd all like them to be, with their own state, with open borders, welcome anywhere they go... Unfortunately we're way past the point where that's an option. There's a reason not even their Islamic neighbors want them.

Also, they had a better option. Many Palestinians lived in peace, they even worked in Israel. Their extremists don't care though, that's not what they're after. They just want to kill Jews.

I can't believe I have to explain this, but the key to 69 is that the two "people" are in opposite directions to reach other, not that the pair looks the same from either direction.

You're right. I was just imagining crossing an intersection at the same speed I normally cycle at, but of course I'd slow down at the intersection, the same way I stop at the red light.

Edit: Why the downvotes? I'm conceding I was wrong.

Edit 2:

Alright, this is actually funny.

I made a few off the cuff comments without thinking it through, while I was doing something else, and was shown that I was wrong, so I said as much, because why wouldn't I? I don't mind learning, right? Who cares?

Well, it seems you care. You care very much. To the point of toxicity. Confirming your reputation as a community.

So from today, I'll make it my mission to troll you. I've never done this, and I'm even a cyclist for fuck's sake, but you're so easily triggered and so toxic... It's going to be fun! :D

I'll subscribe now, let the party begin!

Ok, I need to experience this myself, but I'll take your word for it.

I was just thinking of the normal speed I cycle at when going to work, which is 25 - 30 km/h, and can't imagine that not causing issues on intersections if there were no red lights.

Of course the answer is to slow down at intersections :)

True, they do take up more space. Not sure a normal intersection cannot be converted though, there's pretty small roundabouts here too.

I don't know where you live, but training and the test in Ireland are quite rigorous already. My son failed his first test because of a roundabout issue where anyone in their right mind would have done exactly the same as he did. But the rules are what they are and the test is strict.

So you just let them kill you without response. And you think Hamas and the other fundamentalist Islamic terrorists will stop killing Jews once they have their own state, which they rejected when they were offered it.

So you're saying bikes going at 30 km/h are the same as people walking. Got it.

Nah, that's not how 69 works

Still not seeing it, lol. I guess you mean it would be their 69, except that you need one to be the upside down version of the other...? I don't know. Someone should write a research paper on this. :D

I couldn't watch the first video, all I see is an ad. The second video is not an intersection.

That said, a roundabout does solve the issue, both for cars and bicycles.

Of course, that's the reasonable objective.

How do you integrate a population that wants to kill you though?

I completely agree with you, and I also noticed cars gradually losing personality around the turn of the century, but the most egg shaped car of all happens to be the one I love the most: the VW bug. I had one ~20 years ago, yellow even, and I still miss it.

I get your point but in this case the only mental image I get when thinking about eliminating red lights when everyone uses bikes is just a big pile of crashed bikes in every intersection.

Absolutely. After moving from a roundabout-less country to Ireland, I wish every red light was replaced with one. The only drawback is that they're more complicated than red lights and many people don't know how to use them properly (or don't care).

So you're ok with getting hit by another bike (or several) when you go through an intersection.

Unless you live in a small town, if everyone used bikes, city centre intersections would be mostly mountains of crashed bikes and people trying to get out of that mess while more bikes continue to pile on.

"XIX"... I'm not seeing it.

Ever heard of sarcasm?

Yeah no shit. Who would have thought that a phone making company wouldn't be beholden to the highest journalistic standards.