Filip Lachert he/himJun 27
Is this art? Is this a protest? Is this plain vandalism? Difficult to say in these times.
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@filiplachert
possibly unpopular hot take: i think that dunking on #microtransport, as long as cars exist, promotes #motornormativity.

#escooters being dangerous or taking up space or being wasteful or whatever: cars are like that, except 1000 × more.

it's like carnists heckling vegans for eating avocados.

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@pelle @filiplachert I see more rental e-bikes than cars blocking sidewalks and bicycle paths around here. People truly do not give a shit where they park those things. I've half a mind to start moving them into the street, when I find one that needs moving.
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@barometz "more rental e-bikes than cars blocking sidewalks" 👈 which would be a non-issue if cars weren't blocking 90% of all city streets with operation and storage. #motornormativity
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@pelle sure, motornormativity
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@barometz super dangerous bikes taking up all the space lol
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@pelle I never said that car culture doesn't suck! I just think that holding back on criticism of rental scooters and bikes is a mistake. The companies don't give a shit because they make money, and the users don't give a shit because it's not their bike.
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@barometz
can you describe more in detail what upsets you about this situation?
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@pelle this is near a building with a lot of elderly folks who use various mobility aids. There's a large paved area forty meters ahead with plenty of space.
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@barometz
are you upset at the people using mobility aids?
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@pelle no, at the people making them cross the curb (which is a hassle for them) and get into the bicycle lane (which is annoying for me).
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@barometz
so you're annoyed when the elderly folks on their mobility aids get in your way?
Jun 28 at 8:34amWeb
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@pelle if you're able to express a complete thought, rather than this tedious socratic approach, please do.

In each of those pictures, the vehicles could have been parked in a way that leaves them accessible and doesn't block a sidewalk, emergency exit, or public AED for anyone.

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@barometz
thanks for perfectly illustrating the point i was trying to make 👌
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@pelle I don't understand what point that is? If you're talking about the ability to park with consideration for other road users, does that contradict anything I've said?
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@barometz
like, complaining how e-scooters are dangerous because you've seen one that's parked near an AED.

how many people are crushed by cars per year in the city you live in?

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@pelle okay, so the statement I originally objected to was

"i think that dunking on microtransport, as long as cars exist, promotes motornormativity."

I see how you got from my objection to "e-scooters are dangerous" but that's not what I meant. What I mean is this: no one should park like a fucking asshole. I don't see non-rentals parked like this nearly as much, so the category is relevant.

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@barometz
the thing is, the amount of being "a fucking asshole", by driving and parking a car, legally, is so disproportionately greater than what those parked bikes are doing.

but people are much more willing to put up with assholery from cars. that's the #motornormativity. there's interesting studies exploring that unconcious bias.

https://www.napier.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/research-search/outputs/motonormativity-how-social-norms-hide-a-major-public-health-hazard

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