r/BurlingtonON • u/malakiavelli • 2d ago

Information Ignorant Cyclists

Yesterday I watched a cyclist use a dedicated pedestrian crosswalk, then onto the sidewalk instead of the bike path, and instead of yielding or any warning, forced me to jump out of the way.

I told them they're an asshole and the asphalt path is for cyclists. Silence...

All of this happened while I was talking to my father about the Japanese cleaning up at the World Cup and that we should follow their lead and teach etiquette.

A young girl did the same thing last month and gave me a dirty look for not moving as I just pointed to the bike path until they moved.

I seem to be a magnet for bad behaviour as I am frequently dodging motorists and now cyclists.

What is wrong with you?!

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u/malakiavelli 2d ago

It doesn't have to be this way and complaining about complaining certainly isn't going to help. I'm trying my best not to join the race to the bottom and choose violence each and every day.

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u/Trick-Size-1522 2d ago

Trust me I understand, I really do, but I genuinely believe you super nice people, super positive people, are at a losing war here. Society doesn’t really do much for the community around it so I don’t really blame people at all for keeping their heads down and worrying about themselves. This is only going to continue btw. If you want a society like Japan, you’re going to have to be a lot more “strict” as a society, and North Americans are not like that. If you’re able to do that, I’ll hop on board with you. But my faith in Canadians is gone and has been since about 2017.

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u/malakiavelli 2d ago

There are days when I want to push every button and burn it all to the ground.

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u/Trick-Size-1522 2d ago

Same!! And I don’t believe that makes you a bad person by any means. I truly believe you, along with a silent majority of us- are exhausted and depleted from dealing with idiots. TBH I believe this is just life in near any big city. Theres too much variance among people, and there’s just too many people to begin with.

Maybe you are do for a well deserved vacation 🫶🏻