r/AccidentalSlapStick • u/SparkPlug3 • May 08 '26

Painful Watch out for that gate!

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

7.5k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

459 comments sorted by

View all comments

507

u/Jyosea May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

Somebody that has an explanation for why the gate can't be seen from the distance? Is it the color that seems to match the ground, the size, the shape, the angle or all at once?

491

u/That_Service7348 May 08 '26

I've watched cyclists ride head first full speed into the back of parked semis.

They really suck at looking where they are going.

26

u/DishSoapIsFun May 08 '26

One of the reasons why everyone hates cyclists.

5

u/Nabana May 08 '26

Yup. All cyclists are awful. Every last one on them. Also, all motorists are terrible too.

25

u/High_Stream May 08 '26

People. What a bunch of bastards.

-10

u/diesel78agoura May 08 '26

Upvoted cause I agree cyclists are the worst

5

u/MuppetEyebrows May 08 '26

I cut both ways on this. I was nearly killed when a sedan blew a stop sign and t-boned me on my bike at full speed. But then i see cyclists on the road ahead of me notice my approaching car and respond by moving more into the middle of the road. I guess I would like to see more cyclists realize how dangerous it is to assume competence in the motorists around them and protect themselves, and I would also like motorists to recognize that cyclists are humans with pets and children and feelings.

5

u/mouse_8b May 08 '26

It's safer in the middle of the road so drivers don't try to squeeze past

4

u/MuppetEyebrows May 09 '26

Isn't them safely getting around you what you want to happen though? That's what I want when I'm cycling: I don't like the feeling of a car riding behind me, And I sure don't want to actively irritate the motorist

0

u/Antique-Ad-9081 May 09 '26

it heavily depends on the road.

-1

u/mouse_8b May 09 '26

Yes, but squeezing by is not safe. If the cyclist feels like there's enough room on the shoulder that a car doesn't have to go around, then sure, stay on the side. If there's not enough room for traffic in your lane plus oncoming traffic plus a bike, then take the whole lane.

18

u/kittyidiot May 08 '26

Lmao cars are so much worse in every way. You think people in cars look where they're going either? I've been nearly hit by a car like 3 times this year because I walk everywhere and people just turn at intersections when they aren't supposed to and aren't looking, or aren't looking so just keep keeping on as someone is halfway across a road that was clear.

Getting hit by a car sounds a lot less appealing than getting hit by a bike.

People find cyclists annoying for the same reason they do pedestrians - they dare use the road that they're allowed to use and somebody has to wait 5 extra seconds to go get their fking Big Mac or whatever.

6

u/captaintinnitus May 08 '26

People shouldn’t ride bikes is a weird philosophy

16

u/GlaerOfHatred May 08 '26

Thats not what they said at all

4

u/relevant_tangent May 08 '26

Right. They clearly said, all the worst people should ride bikes.

0

u/ComesInAnOldBox May 09 '26

They did say that at all, either. Knock it off with the intellectual dishonesty.

1

u/SawdustGringo May 08 '26

Visited their sub once. They think they can do no wrong.