Mike Bristow wrote the following in:


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Robin May wrote:
When cycling, I don't look down on pedestrians in general as if
they're pieces of ****. I look down on pedestrians who seem to
think that a bike doesn't really count so they

a) don't need to look out for them
b) can step out in front of them

And, of course, cyclists never sail through red lights, or over
zebra crossings. And this never brings them into conflict with
pedestrians.

Like I said, when cycling I look down on pedestrians who do those
things. As a pedestrian, I look down on cyclists who do the things you
describe. I see no conflict between the two. In both cases it's people
doing things they shouldn't be doing that annoys me, and in both cases
I try to avoid doing such things.

yes, I realize that it's a generalization; some cyclists do those
things, and some pedestrians do the things you mention.

I only get annoyed with the pedestrians who do the things I mentioned
and I only get annoyed with the cyclists who do the things you
mentioned. There's no need for any generalisations so I don't see why
you made one.

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