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Safety vests and helmets make cyclists look ‘less human’ to other road users (theconversation.com)
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[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Safety concerns are definitely the major reason I've never got into road cycling, despite being pretty interested in the sport. I'm happy to ride my little folding bike to the shops and stuff cause I can use the footpaths, but there is no fucking way I am riding on the road with the type of people out there. Both cyclists in my family have been hit by inattentive drivers and were lucky to avoid major injury/death. This is before we even get to the psychos mentioned in this article.