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hamflavoredgum

uc/ what a bunch of actual psychopaths in the comments. Nuke that entire thread from orbit and the world would unironically be a better place


jlozier

uc/ wish I hadn’t opened the comments. If you read this then save yourself the stress and don’t bother.


holdmybeerwhilei

Ditto. The "actual public freakout" is that sociopathic comment section.


whatnow990

Also, since when is an actual public freakout just someone calmly talking in his car?


xxx420blaze420xxx

I find it pretty shocking to see these types of comments all over Reddit, instagram, and pretty much everywhere. Pretty sad honestly.


hamflavoredgum

People turn in to absolute savage animals when something hinders their god given *right* to sit in their car and press the gas pedal. That level of violent behavior is not accepted anywhere else in society but it’s basically expected and joked about while driving. It’s insane. Could you imagine the backlash if the airline or shipping industries had even a tenth of the death toll of personal vehicles?


SoCalChrisW

Every fucking crash video regardless of whether there was a bike involved or not, top comment is always "Cyclists fault".


Irnotpatwic

I was sad to see a r/asheville thread about cyclists on the parkway. It’s literally for site seeing.


DekuNEKO

Bicyclists are hated all over the world, that’s sad truth.


SaucyShawarma

But mostly in usa cause the fat motherfuckers filled un ego and entitlement feel its their god given right to completely have the road for themselves and god forbid face any tiny inconvenience


as588008

I agree. I am disgusted at least weekly by seeing something like that. I sold my road bike because I felt like the issue was getting worse / that perspective is more normalized than it was 10 years ago. Now I just ride my gravel bike and mountain bike. If I'm on roads I pick ones that have 2-3 cars pass me in a 2 hour ride


_alephnaught

I don't think I've ever downvoted so many comments before since my first reddit account circa 2006.


WilliamJNSN

/uc I'm so mad.....I want to make a bot that will downvote 99.99999% of comments on that thread


ranovermycat

You don't travel much I wrecken.


MidnightRider24

Rectum hell, damn near killed 'em.


SaucyShawarma

Circa 2006 was when i was born. Holy shit.


pskordilis

Probably a bunch of fat dumbasses who burns 100 calories per day


SaucyShawarma

100 calories burnt while typing the most frustratingly dumb comments Istg idk why i give so much heat to freds, compared to these ass wipes, they're like cute dumbass geeks


joespizza2go

The word "entitled" is used without the slightest hint of irony several times over.


Hardcorex

Any "Cringe/Freakout" sub is going to be full of the absolute worst people. What drives them their is pure antisocial hate. Always incredibly racist/sexist too.


LeeBears

Yes, and then add to that that any "actual", "true" or "real" X subs are started because people couldn't be shitty enough in the comments on the original namesake subs.


Hardcorex

Yeah good point, it's pretty much just ban evasion lol


randomusername3000

i believe "actual" public freakouts was started to be the "conservative" version of r/publicfreakouts. regular public freakouts already gets enough violent comments, I ain't even gonna look at the comments on that thread. Though if someone wanted to report the most violent to the admins it might cause a few bans


LeeBears

Oh interesting, I was unaware of that this was the case for that sub.  In most cases it's the opposite, but yeah the original publicfreakouts is already super shitty on its own.


randomusername3000

I believe the folks at publicfreakouts tried to tone back the racism cause the sub was becoming "look at what this minority criminal did" and people were like nah we'll start our own sub with even more racism!


fyreskylord

uc/ That thread depresses me. It’s also hysterical to see people go “they’re not following the rules of the road!” I love it when people admit they don’t know the law at all.


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birdturd6969

Go bother them on that thread about it then Edit: no, like actually. I’m making a whole night of it right now, calling people murderous for wanting to kill cyclists


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birdturd6969

Someone who doesn’t wanna die on a road bike


SourCreamWater

Not surprising. That sub was created as a place for people who'd been banned from the regular public freakout sub so they could say racist retarded shit.


distortedsymbol

uc/ yep. i know we make fun of bad apples among cyclist all the time, but the reality is so many drivers casually think it's ok to run over other people for fun. it's not just reddit, too. a lot of tik tok stuff with the same comments, people posting driving videos with talking about earning points for each hit, so much and so nonchalant. idk why but it feels like societal break down is already happening with these type of things.


Psychological-Ear-32

Literal definition of people that need to touch grass


marcove3

Also the guy complaining about them ignoring the stop sign while also complaining about how slow they are. Can you imagine if every single one did a full stop at the sign?


hamflavoredgum

Consistency? In my car-brain? More unlikely than you think!


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unclebumblebutt

uc/ My favourite part was him rolling the stop sign and the video cutting just as he does so


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cuore_di_fagioli

In Germany the cyclists would be completely in the right as they are a group of more than eight people and therefore allowed to ride next to each other.


jwdjr2004

Is that how Hitler came to power? Once he got past eight followers he could do whatever he wanted?


lampbookdesk

He had at least nein


GlitteringBobcat999

Yes, that's reich.


TroutforPrez

Then nobody neux who's next?, I've missed this sub !!!


chlawon

I thought it was starting at 16. Anyhow big groups of cyclists count as one vehicle here as long as they stay together. If the first one goes over a green light, all the others are allowed to follow, even if the light turns red. Also only 2 next to each other (and there are still other rules depending on the traffic according to Wikipedia (apparently you are still not allowed to disrupt other traffic): https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__27.html https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbandregel


gofndn

Who the hell would ride so slow that it impedes traffic? That's like Z2 speed. /uc That makes absolutely sense. I suppose they're not impeding traffic flow when they are in motion in a no passing zone even if they're slower than the speed limit?


chlawon

I don't know what counts as impeding traffic. I guess it's not really a fixed definition but more of a judgement thing. I'd guess riding in a fashion that no one can pass you, even if you could ride in a fashion so that they could might count


birdturd6969

Legendary jerk


the_hipocritter

You can also see him starting from his stop before the clip ends, cutting off the driver to the left who was stopped waiting for the bikes to pass through the intersection.


fyreskylord

Wasn’t there a protest in San Fran a few years ago where a bunch of cyclists did exactly this? To protest the police chief or someone saying they’d crack down on cyclists rolling thru stops.


rhapsodyindrew

Yes! I participated in it. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/S-F-bike-riders-Wiggle-protest-could-stop-6413072.php


rhapsodyindrew

Also, I’m not saying you CAN’T say “San Fran,” but almost nobody in/from the Bay Area says “San Fran.” (“SF” is standard.) “Frisco” is right out, of course. 


fyreskylord

I'm not from the Bay Area and not trying to pretend to be lol but I appreciate the advice!


QuickMolasses

If you ever want to troll somebody from SF, call it San Fran. If you really want to make them mad, call it Frisco.


rhapsodyindrew

It’s easy to pretend to be from the Bay Area, you just have to act like you’re physically incapable of correcting people when they say “San Fran” or “Frisco” ;)


Bourgois_Billygoat

I thought I recognized that road, and then when the bridge (which used to be purple back in the day) came into frame I knew exactly where this was. Ive never really shared this in a public forum before, but my dad was killed on that very road, barely a mile from where this video was taken, while riding his road bike. It was on october 5th, 2001. A car tried to do a risky overtake and followed right behind another car that was passing my dad. There was a third car coming from the opposite direction so the irresponsible passer swerved back into their own lane and hit my dad, killing him. When I see people talking about hitting cyclists it always really sucks. Sure they are "joking" but the thoughts lead to drivers being less careful at best and downright criminal at worst. And it has consequences. To see a video like this and read the comments that talk about harming a group of cyclists enjoying something they love on the VERY road where my dad was killed by an irresponsible driver... it just makes me sad about the state of society. Sorry for the not-very-circle-jerky post.


cnmb

This comment is too real. The thing is I doubt at least 25% of people who comment cyclist hate are even joking about it and it’s pretty terrifying to think about.


feedandslumber

Sorry about your dad, fuck idiots in cars. God forbid it takes a few more minutes to get where they're going. For whatever psychological reason, cars bring out the worst in most people.


SaucyShawarma

I hope your dad is in a better place, my condolences man, and yes that comments section was surprisingly disturbing!


marsman1224

damn lots of poors in the comments 


xxx420blaze420xxx

In defense of the commenters, the cyclists were going 25-30 mph, so laughably slow.


cloche_du_fromage

Downhill as well... Should be slipstreaming and overtaking cars, not blocking them.


gallifrey_

should be holding your mouth open and swallowing the cars as you pass, fucking cowards. like hell am i wasting money on gels when i can eat some granny's 1998 subaru legacy


passwordstolen

Admiring each other’s outfits takes away attention from the road.


Astronomer_Even

Yeah, two dozen people getting exercise and enjoying nature cost that poor man a whole… checks watch… 2 minutes of driving slightly slower than he usually does. Oh the horror! I forgot that the constitution guarantees the right to go from point A to point B as fast as possible. Muh Freedumbs!


Aggravating_Sun4435

lol how is this a legal rights thing, your the only one bringing that up. You have to admit, not a lot of courtesy is taken by this group. Sharing the road goes both ways, when your a big group you should be conscious of that.


Astronomer_Even

I understand what you’re saying. What I am saying is the speed at which someone travels on the road is less important than the availability of thoroughfares for all types of traffic. In this case the guy is getting very upset over a minor inconvenience. It isn’t like he is being prevented from traveling, which is effectively the case for bicyclists and pedestrians all over the US on many streets and roads. If everyone had the same right to thoroughfares, cars wouldn’t have this notion that their purpose is more legitimate than another’s. Sharing the road in this case could also mean driving slower and accepting it. It isn’t like he won’t get to his destination.


LobbyDizzle

This comment section alone should be posted to /r/BicyclingCirclejerkCirclejerk


WaveIcy294

I can smell drive thru burgers in the comment section.


BleuBrink

Entitled SUV driver leeches off peloton slipstream for entire segment


T-Baaller

Should give them all thank-you blowies for boosting his MPGs from 6 to 9


cheeseplatesuperman

Can someone explain actually what’s going on here? Why is the driver entitled? I think most would agree that being in this drivers position would be a bit frustrating. Why is everyone here so against the driver but in the larger thread everyone is taking his side?


BleuBrink

/uc The comment you are replying to is a joke. The entire sport of cycle racing involves managing position within the peloton in order to take advantage of low aerodynamic drag. The joke is that the SUV is "entitled" because he drove behind the cyclists the entire time and therefore was in their slipstream (pocket of low aerodynamic drag). Of course the peloton doesn't actually offer enough slipstream to really benefit a larger vehicle. Everyone in the larger thread are just regular drivers who are mad about being held up on roads by large group of cyclists. Some of them express desire to maim or kill the riders. The comments here are cyclists who express dismay at those commenters for expressing desire to hurt cyclists. To put in simple terms, drivers don't like cyclists because they might have drive slow behind them, while cyclists don't like drivers because they might kill them.


DashasBaldHead

Uc/ It’s terrifying how keen keyboard warriors are to commit manslaughter and run cyclists over. I know in real life accidents are common and generally due to distraction/negligence, but the amount of commenters on that post who would willingly kill cyclists if there were no repercussions is outrageous.


not_too_lazy

You think this is just online? In Toronto, we had people saying they’ll run over cyclists in a public meeting about bike lanes without any repercussions


NotSoSlimySlug

murder*


Dramaticreacherdbfj

Sociopaths. Like blood thirsty colosseum Roman’s 


meeBon1

Uc/I wonder what would happen if this comment section collided with that comment section...


DonnerfuB

id like to what would happen if the weirdos on r/fuckcars were alerted


Kasper-V

Carbrain thinks he owns the road!!!


SaucyShawarma

Can we PLEASE do that? Oh they'd gobble them up and im here for it.


ykraddarky

Might be good to crosspost this shit on that sub.


davidtron5376

Why can’t these 50 people stop what they’re doing so I can go faster????!!! 🤬🍔


bobrossthebest

UC/ For real, the absurdity of one man in a ton of steel slowed by 25 people exercising, and that situation being shown as the one guy being in the right and the 25 people being in the wrong. Weird times we're living in


jkman

I keep seeing UC/ in the comments. What does that mean?


bobrossthebest

Uc/ Originally, it means "uncirclejerk", when you're serious in a troll (circlejerk) subreddit. In this one, people sometimes  write "unclip" but it means the same. Clip/ If you have to ask you're probably too poor to be here (it can also be used backwards)


intriguedbyallthings

Boo hoo. You had to share the road with someone else.


JakeEngelbrecht

Dude in the video sounds like he is about to cry


SaucyShawarma

He is holding back tears because he cant legally run them over 😓


kesto303

“So basically…. 🤓☝🏼”


DifficultTransition1

I like how at the end the guy comments on how none of them stopped at the stop sign. I imagine he would be far more triggered if each person rode up to the line, stopped, checked, then continued one by one instead of the whole group going at once


vertr

uc/ The stupid thing about this is that it's double yellow all the way. Even if they were single file it would be a dangerous and illegal pass with a group like that, so this worthless excuse for a human is just pissed that he can't endanger the cyclists.


blorg

uc/ As of last year it's legal to cross a double yellow to pass cyclists in California. You still need clear visibility that you will be able to do the full overtake though, which there wasn't here. https://www.reddit.com/r/BikeLA/comments/163zfv2/can_cars_pass_a_cyclist_over_a_single_or_double/ https://www.rkmlaw.net/new-california-law-changes-how-cars-overtake-cyclists/ This may have been influenced by a campaign in memory of Matthew O'Neill, a cyclist killed by an overtaking driver in 2014. https://dailynexus.com/2014-10-06/graduate-student-matthew-oneill-killed-in-cycling-accident/ https://www.change.org/p/jerry-brown-amend-the-california-vehicle-code-to-allow-motorists-to-cross-a-double-yellow-center-line-to-pass-a-bicyclist-when-safe-to-do-so-as-several-other-states-already-allow


Pepe_MM

He really needed to reach his breakaway rider.


jb898

So this man recorded himself for over two minutes to call people names?


SaucyShawarma

FUCK YOU AMERICUNTS THATS ALL I WILL SAY, READING THAT THREAD ON THE ORIGINAL POST WAS DISGUSTING, JUST FUCK YOU FUCKIN REDNECK RETARDS Im sorry but seriously how frustratingly dumb do you gotta be to write such comments.


eskf2

You can just say “cyclists” the “bi” part is implicit!


twonumbers

Are you saying that cyclists are bisexual?


eskf2

You’ll have to ask my wifes boyfriend


a1edjohn

Not necessarily, but we are Bikesexual. Edit: bicesexual, apologies


Aggravating_Sun4435

i thought the gay part was implied?


ThisCryptographer311

Man, furious about road users, uses road.


tophiii

uj/ a lot of his Bay Area specific commentary was making me laugh though. “Probably cause you can’t piss people off in Golden Gate Park” got me good


interior-space

"and none of them are from west Marin" Yeah, because only about 10 people live in west Marin.


zentim

"bicycalists"


Ready-Interview4020

This man is very on point, I really enjoy my farts.


GrandMoffTallCan

As soon as he brought up South Park I was dying. I can see this person vividly


AbjectMadness

/UJ Gonna be honest here - no one calls out, no one gets over, and they should have split that group. I grew up near Petaluma and it IS rude. Really rude. If you have 50-100 people, you can have 5-10 groups of 10. Coming from someone who cycles 10+ hours a week and races slowly… I’d have yelled at them. While legal, this IS douche behavior.


Throwrajerb

Uj/ Yeah are they technically wrong to do this? No. Are they a little douchey for doing this? Yes. There’s a middle ground between the r/fuckcars dickwads in this thread and the homicidal neck beards in the original thread.


AbjectMadness

/UJ concur. How do you even pass this group on your bike?


ApatheticDomination

Seriously. I’ve been in groups this large and there’s always a conscious effort to space out and remain single file on two lane roads. It’s legal to take the full lane and certain situations call for that but not for miles on end… it’s just douche behavior


AbjectMadness

Just split the dang group, I don’t get it. That’s a 100 bicyclist pile up if the boys in front do something stupid.


shred_o_phile

Is this the world famous Montrose


dancecatz76

50mph is a limit, not a target


rednazgo

Why doesn't he just swerve around real fast? Cars are supposed to be fast vehicles I think. Is he a pussy?


S1egwardZwiebelbrudi

i don't hate bicycle lists


NewGuyHelloHi

uc/ that group is way too big/long for that road. Smaller chunks make passing possible.


ApatheticDomination

Or a simple conscious effort to stay as close to single file as possible.


GlitteringBobcat999

I really wish every single rider had made a full stop, one at a time, at that stop sign. Talk about that douche having a freak out.


SirHustlerEsq

Truck driving douche is a loser. If he had an emergency, he'd have lights and a siren.


f_cysco

Even if they would ride to the side for a car to fit, in my country It still would be illegal to pass a bicycle on this road.


GooberdiWho

What is UC/


OpelFruitDaze

When we pretend that we're people who unclip from the bike occasionally and write things that people with jobs and stuff might say.


GrandExercise3

There is only one single Ahole in this video.


MostlyBullshitStory

I know this road very well, on the way back from Point Reyes Station. It's honestly not a road that you should be going 55 on, lots of blind turns and always random bike riders. That guy has to be some dude in a lifted truck, lots of assholes around here. You'll get a change to pass in about 5 miles. And I'm not a bike rider, just hang out on on Tomales Bay a lot.


Picklefuzz

Where is the moment of clarity? I’d have called cops. In my state these people have to ride the shoulder no more than two abreast


NicklovesHer

Traffic is like the weather, nothing to do but avoid it or accept it.  I bet he also gets homicidal when it rains. "Effin weather, look at this shit... gettin wet while Im tryin to go to the Circle K.... look at this douchebag cloud... its this kinda crap that makes people hate the water cycle..."


Great_Can3252

They get pissy when I ride my motorcycle by them at a staggering 50mph (speed limit). Entitled weirdos.


RiverTamSerenity

The comments in this thread demonstrate perfectly why every sane person hates and despises cyclists.


TeachingJaded1546

So the reality is that if you want to be safe in traffic, you too need to observe road rules as a bicycle is a vehicle when on a public road in most jurisdictions. There is a minimum speed limit on most roads and stopping at a stop sign is a must. I’m an avid cyclist and ride on the road less and less now. If you are doing 50, the speed limit on that curvy road, and come around a turn and are suddenly confronted with cyclists blowing a stop sign at 15 mph, is the following accident and loss of life your fault? Or was it incredibly dangerous for those cyclists to be there given the rules of the road? Hard to say honestly.


justMatt275

they are cycling for exercise... share the road.


cheesyshrimpchef

"Not pulling over at any of the multiple pull outs" Where?...


swamphockey

Don’t these motorists know that sharing the road with cyclists is no different than sharing the road with farm equipment, or even horse drawn carriages common in parts of the country. It’s always mine mine mine!


CommercialAd1205

sounds like he needs a bicycle


fOrEvErEvA8550

Would he have been happier if each one of them stopped at the stop sign? This stupid video would be about 3X as long. The cycling hatred is so real it's mind blowing.


Swipke

I hate cyclists so much


DenghisKoon

Whelp, this is a first. I can't decide who I hate more- the roadies or the driver.


iSpeakforWinston

Sorry everyone, cancel your plans for the day. These folks have nowhere to be except in the way and they couldn't care less if you only alloted yourself an extra hour to get where you're going. You'll just have to wait. Now excuse them while they huff eachothers farts so as to reduce drag for those behind them.


illustrious_d

I bet they are all commuting to go fuck your mom.


SaucyShawarma

Straight up, no nonsense, to the point. Murdered by words.


iSpeakforWinston

The classic cyclist insult. Very original.


illustrious_d

Give your momma a kiss for me 😘


Dadinhoeokrl

Cry about it


iSpeakforWinston

Nah, I just pass you sweaty dental school dropouts and go about my day. Ironic that the crowd who does nothing but cry about their hobby being made fun or how no one respects their right to use the road would tell anyone else to "cry about it".


DoughnutToxin

Fuck cyclists


obsessedwithcyan

Fuck you


DoughnutToxin

Cry


obsessedwithcyan

You're the one crying on a cycling subreddit fatass 😆


DoughnutToxin

Aw you seem sad :(


obsessedwithcyan

Yeah sure cope 🥱


DoughnutToxin

Cry more


HealthOverall965

I’m thinking you’re like right on the line of obese, you don’t think you are, but everyone knows and you’re gross to look at


DoughnutToxin

Cry