The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed.

I’m really not a fan of the cops arguing that the cyclist was partly to blame, though, and a €1000 fine is pretty damn low for breaking someone’s leg and wrecking a good six months of their life.

  • 🧟‍♂️ Cadaver@lemmy.world
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    I’m a cyclist and I also drive a car. Let us be honest, yes the driver should have been more careful but, with dark clothes cyclists are often almost non visible on the road. I have myself been surprised more than a dozen times finding myself almost rear ending a cyclist because I didn’t see them cause of their dark clothes.

    That’s why I have always worn a hivis jacket, even More now that I have a driver’s licence. It’s better to be lit like a christmas tree than invisible to other road users.

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      Literally. I bike and drive and wouldn’t blame the cyclist at all, but I would hardly be surprised if I was hit while cycling at night in dark colors with even one headphone in.

      Obviously, I would love to live in a utopia where cyclist can travel just as carefree as most car drivers, But we’re on two wheels and completely unprotected, so there is a certain level of additional caution that goes into traveling by bike. I just wish more people, cyclist and driver alike, used their common sense.

      Speedy recovery to the victim.