Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Bike Snob NYC Mention
I made a comment about the ghost bike issue in the Bike Snob NYC blog yesterday and my comment was mentioned in Snob's post today. Check it out.
A Comment on Ignorance
It’s easy to predict what you’re going to find in the comment section of an online news article. The comment section is the domain of people who feel obligated to subject the rest of us to their half-baked, ill-informed, mean-spirited and grammatically flawed opinions. These opinions are generally heavily biased and completely ignorant. My general policy is to avoid the comment section all together, but I find that it’s like a train wreck; I know it’s going to be horrible but I just have to look.
Take for example the following comment left by Buck1996 on the KTUU story about the DOT removing the ghost bike from the Tudor and C Street intersection:
To prevent this problem from occuring again I recommend keep the bikes off the road. Bicyclists do nothing but impede traffic and cause a real safety hazard to themselves and the vehicles around them. Road were made for vehicular travel. Bicycles are not taxed for the upkeep and maintence either.
While not as mean-spirited as many comments left on these types of sites this one is clearly heavily biased and completely ignorant. What followed Buck1996’s comment was a true gem of a response courtesy of Higgs Boston:
To prevent this problem from occurring again, I recommend keep the cars in the garage. Automobiles do nothing but impede the flow of responsible bicyclists, pedestrians, and other traffic that does not require the movement of tons of indulgent metal down the road. Motorized vehicles are a safety hazard to themselves and the vehicles around them. City infrastructure is made for citizens, not self-righteous children behind the wheel. Road traffic is not taxed anywhere NEAR enough to support the cost to taxpayers and property owners, many of whom cannot afford a car, while the same children vote against funding for public tansportation.
If you do a little research of your own you will find that Higgs is right on the money with his comment, particularly relating to the highway subsidies paid by all taxpayers. What a difference a little self education makes.
Take for example the following comment left by Buck1996 on the KTUU story about the DOT removing the ghost bike from the Tudor and C Street intersection:
To prevent this problem from occuring again I recommend keep the bikes off the road. Bicyclists do nothing but impede traffic and cause a real safety hazard to themselves and the vehicles around them. Road were made for vehicular travel. Bicycles are not taxed for the upkeep and maintence either.
While not as mean-spirited as many comments left on these types of sites this one is clearly heavily biased and completely ignorant. What followed Buck1996’s comment was a true gem of a response courtesy of Higgs Boston:
To prevent this problem from occurring again, I recommend keep the cars in the garage. Automobiles do nothing but impede the flow of responsible bicyclists, pedestrians, and other traffic that does not require the movement of tons of indulgent metal down the road. Motorized vehicles are a safety hazard to themselves and the vehicles around them. City infrastructure is made for citizens, not self-righteous children behind the wheel. Road traffic is not taxed anywhere NEAR enough to support the cost to taxpayers and property owners, many of whom cannot afford a car, while the same children vote against funding for public tansportation.
If you do a little research of your own you will find that Higgs is right on the money with his comment, particularly relating to the highway subsidies paid by all taxpayers. What a difference a little self education makes.
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