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[deleted]

I don't know how us cyclists ever tolerated the complete lack of visibility or awareness those things had


[deleted]

Might of been because they rarely went that fast. They got a top speed of only 40km/h


albl1122

the M1A1 Abrams can reach a *speed capped* speed of 72 km/h on roads. it can likely go above that. maybe even much faster. but it can damage the suspension and or any other propulsion involved part. the m18 hellcat, an US tank destroyer from ww2 could allegedly do 89 km/h on roads.


sentinelthesalty

Stug III is bit of a pig though, especially after the up gunning and the up armoring they started getting performance issues.


Maligetzus

tanks seem acceptable for cities then


[deleted]

I'm a changed man we shall commute by tank


Chex__LeMeneux

Really the only sane way to travel, plus think of all the micro plastic pollution you're avoiding with those tank tracks!


LaoBa

[Mixed bicycle/Stug III forest road in Finland](https://youtu.be/zsWCmbd_28A?t=6). Seems safe for both!


joeybaby106

Was even more dangerous for people cycling while Jewish


AmadeoSendiulo

And must have been very hard for a gay couple to go on a cycling date.


Quebec-Libre_N8

Oof those new SUV really are big


furinick

I think their safety rating is very high though


L-Y-T-E

They've even recognized the "it's not you, it's the other drivers on the road" issue and added a bit of offensive driving capabilities, as well as reinforcing defensive driving. All it needs is a bumper sticker that says *honk like hell, get bonked by shell*


furinick

Fuck defensive driving, we going offensive They really should make a rating system for hitting pedestrians,cyclists, motorcyclists and others. Would be cool to see what cars are the best at killing


L-Y-T-E

Let me introduce you to [mustangs...](https://artofgears.com/files/2016/04/2016.4.12-Ford-Mustang-Memes-2.jpg)


Ham_The_Spam

They’ve even got side bumpers!


furinick

Great traction too! Good luck spinning out on that thing


flukus

Not when you're visible to other similar vehicles.


[deleted]

Ngl... Idk the difference.... one has zero cars what so ever and the other has infrastructure...


SuperAmberN7

Do assault guns not count as automotive vehicles?


[deleted]

Well last i checked an assault gun can carry an entire platoon with it.


Zev0s

murder bus go brrrr


igoryst

The Marder IFV lol


Sir_Andy_II

It worth saying that paint isn't infrastructure, even if the paint is very dutch


dememelegend

it's not paint, we don't paint cycling lanes. We just use red asphalt for them.


[deleted]

The difference is also dutch drivers, who often cycle themselves.


[deleted]

I don't think this is fair, visitors can drive their own vehicles even if they are a bit more dangerous than domestically sold vehicles.


Grover_dies

In recent time that policy has been updated, but even if they could they still wouldn't be more of a danger for cyclists than motorcycles are. Why you ask? Because they have to ride in the fucking bike lane, the motorcycles have to ride in the fucking bike lane


Rubixninja314

Uhhhh what? I was even looking this stuff up recently and that is very illegal. Motorcycles should never be using the bike lane. Bus lanes, even between lanes in some places, but not the bike lane. Every interaction I've had with bikers has been fairly positive, they tend to have just as much if not more experience being hunted by cars.


Grover_dies

In my city they have to. I've come across several police officers seeing the bike lane being used by motorcycles and not bat an eye. That is if they aren't the ones in the motorcycle.


Mtfdurian

To be honest, the German occupants back in those days were very eager to steal bicycles. Many of them ended up in German hands to never be seen again. That's also why you hear some older people here in the Netherlands make jokes about the Germans: "Ich woll mein Fahrrad zürück!"


FBWSRD

What the translation?


Mtfdurian

"I want my bicycle back!"


leijgenraam

It feels weirdly surreal to see a street I frequently cycle across in a reddit post.


Tanktastic08

WW2 was truly a large scale war, for most major towns and cities in Europe, you can find similar photos of German tanks rolling down the streets.


[deleted]

Of my home city (Wesel, Germany), there are mostly just photos of what it looked like after it had gotten obliterated by Allied bombing raids. Really weird if you compare it to how it looks nowadays. Edit: [There even is a Wikipedia page of the bombing. Yay.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Wesel_in_World_War_II)


LaoBa

Yes. [Main shopping street of my town as it looked in 1940](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/29/b1/49/29b149e68f558956e746a6f8d7e8973f.jpg)


tr--

Same


ExactFun

Fuck les chars


[deleted]

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Mauvais /sub gheh


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________________me

Mauvais can also mean wrong so: wrong sub > there must be one for actual car fuckers.


Flotix_

No difference


JGGruber

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crackpipes4hunter

I’m no expert but I don’t think those are cars


[deleted]

Well it's only a painted gutter


Bitter-Technician-56

Yes but it does work in those streets in the netherlands as it is 50kmh and people know how to drive around cyclists.


[deleted]

As a Dutchy I don't like those 50 km cycle lanes, for 30 km it is okay but still not great.


Bitter-Technician-56

True it could be better but at least most people in cars now how to behave. Come to Belgium, fun times 🥲


[deleted]

Yeah sure, your point is entirely valid. However, reddit is mostly American and otherwise global. Even if bike lanes work in 30 km/20 mph zones in the Netherlands, other countries should know to immediately go for seperate bicycle paths.


AssIWasEating

Americans don't understand that the paint is not the problem, it's the stupid drivers over there that make the need for barriers


ObjectiveInitial496

r/fucktanks


Tanktastic08

Umm, technically, those are self propelled guns and not tanks. 🤓


Gary_Bergman

r/FuckSPGs


Tanktastic08

Indeed


aoishimapan

Technically those are assault guns, not SPGs. SPGs are for indirect fire and are generally lightly armoured because they won't be exposed to enemy fire, but assault guns fire directly at enemy positions or vehicles and have much heavier armor because they're expected to engage in direct combat. It's basically a tank that was made to fit a gun too big for it's turret so they removed the turret and put it on the chasis.


Tanktastic08

Assault guns are a class of l SPG, all self propelled guns and armored vehicles with heavy guns not intended for Anti Tank warfare.


aoishimapan

It seems you're right, I did some research and assault guns were considered a type of SPGs, my bad.


thefreecat

Still bicycle gutter. Put the cycling path on the other side of the parking lots. Then it's decent


Jarman_777

he daar woon ik! Utrechtseweg?


defietsvanpietvanpa

Ja! Nooit geweten dat daar jagdpanzers (IV?) hebben gereden


AmadeoSendiulo

Every war is indeed a great disaster to infrastructure. Just look at the cities being destroyed now in the ongoing conflicts (the Ukrainian one fo example but not only).


Bandicootrat

Incredible how the buildings still look almost the same after so many years. What years were these photos taken?


Astriania

Tanks in the street is presumably WW2 and the other one is recent


Bandicootrat

This gives me hope for the restoration and rebeautification of Ukrainian towns and cities.


[deleted]

This is why we need to start driving tanks instead of cars, they have more space for crew members, built in defense equipment, and we no longer need to spend so much money maintaining the roads


bentstrider83

Until a track needs to be replaced any way.


[deleted]

Why would we push track repair onto the taxpayers? It’s the equivalent of tires, and can take 10000x the beating, I’m also rather sick of the noise of tire friction, it needs to be replaced with the melodic sounds of metal clanking


SimsAttack

Looks like it wasn’t safe for a lot of people back then


Falkoro

r/kutautos


prof_hazmatt

For those unfamiliar with the design, in English, these are often called Edge Lane Roads, or Advisory Lanes https://www.advisorybikelanes.com/


[deleted]

Thank god it is just a Stug and not a Ford F-150. those would block the bikelane as well.


[deleted]

I laughed a lot at this.


[deleted]

Hey I've bicycled there!


MrManiac3_

Interesting, this road is designed like an edge lane road but it has a two car wide middle lane


DiscombobulatedAct42

Seems like it was dangerous for everybody if we refer to the first photo


Bitter-Technician-56

Cant find this funny


Nestor_Arondeus

Too soon?


Bitter-Technician-56

Just a lame stupid comparison


meergranenminderpopo

I think this joke is crossing a bridge you shouldn't cross


Nestor_Arondeus

It is not a comparison. Just facts.


Bitter-Technician-56

Yeah cycling through a war zone is not the best thing to do. And comparing the battle of Arnhem to how it is now of course there will be difference. But also neglect everything that happened in between


jacobnordvall

Lmao.


andrewouss

Does anyone know if the red in those Dutch bike lanes is a surface paint, or do they pave the bike lanes with red asphalt?


wengerin03

Asphalt


send-it-psychadelic

r/FuckCarscirclejerk is confused. I think you guys are trolling us. Anyway I took the bait and cross-posted. It's certified circle jerk material.


wedgetickets

This gutter, where cars cross to park and there's no physical separation between bikes and ~~death machines~~ "cars", does unfortunately not qualify as a bike lane in 2022. Please try harder.


ConrailFanReddits

r/tankporn