so the only case these apply are when the cyclist isn't paying attention to their surroundings... which is the real reason it's dangerous, and when you eliminate that, I would rather have bikes passing next to people than cars passing next to bikes, because the latter is actually deadly when someone does make a mistake

What that republican senator is doing is immature but military readiness isn't really that important considering our massive lead over every other country in the world, not to mention our extensive network of allies. Nobody is invading the USA.

Military spending needs to be cut by at least 25% and then maybe we'd have some money to spend on actually relevant concerns

But yes, it shows the partisan and regressive attitudes of the current GOP. It's sad to see that the OC seems to care about making progress on important issues like public welfare only to get brainwashed into thinking it's the left's fault for being inefficient. There is some truth to that but the reason our advocates of social progress can't get anything done is specifically because of the GOP's zero-sum stonewalling.

Baseless statement, elaborate

It's not more dangerous for pedestrians because I am aware and respectful of them.

So tell me exactly how it's more dangerous for me to be on a further-removed pathway, protected by a curb and other objects like light posts.

Neither, portals aren't real

i have said and will continue to say that 4chan has shitty "humor"

And America can't be bothered to build safe bike lanes. I refuse to ride my bike on the road. Anyone who doesn't like me riding on the sidewalk can fuck off

Why is there a division between sexes in chess? Why is a "chess master" different from a "woman chess master"?

From what I have seen in chess forums, many old-school male chess players think there is a difference in analytical vs emotional mind or something in that vein which is just a thinly veiled version of sexism

I don't mean to say all asian people look the same, my statement was overly simple. I can usually tell people of different ethnicities from eachother but it seems chinese people look more similar to other chinese people, japanese people look very similar to eachother, so on. Not suggesting that the entire continent looks the same, and of course there is genetic diversity, but my observation has been that diversity shows less visually among their more homogenous groups/regions

not productive =/= not true

obviously you have already decided you're right and you're not willing to consider anything else, but let me explain it to you anyways:

some people don't spend their days calculating the monetary value of their own life and just do the things they enjoy because gardening is fun and fresh food tastes better.

And before you start, just don't. I don't need to hear your predictable take on economic theory.

Or maybe they did consider their time and they have a different attitude than you

is it canada or california based? or is it neither and just the domain they happened to pick?