Why do Germans act as if a bicycle is an actual road vehicle? I honeslty can't wrap my head around it. Needless to say that pretty much all of them wear a helmet.
My question: Is it like that in other countries too?
Because we are the master race you subhuman amerishit
Get the fuck out of my country if you don't like ordnung.
Without us Germans, the world would plunge into another dark age.
WE are the bearers of civilization.
WE are the master race.
>>137421558
No. It's because Germany went full retard.
>>137421867
So it's just autism? Or do you grow up thinking that acting this way with bicycles is the correct way to do because youve been told that all of your life?
Stop wearing "special bike sports clothing" and a fucking helmet. It's a fucking Fahrad.
>>137421558
>Why do Germans
t.Achmed
>>137421558
those fags come here on their mountain and racebikes with the same faggy helmets being painfully slow and look like absolute betas kek
you do not wear a fucking helmet when you skateboard, ride a bike, motorcycle or rollerskate you fucking betas. if you break your skull just by smashing into the concrete at 40+ km/h you deserve to fucking die with your weak as fuck genes you fucking sauerkraut munching fags
>>137421558
because it is.
stop being retarded
>>137422194
Nah i'm just not a literal government robot following every single rule like a good goy.
Wearing this shirt at work for example. Not a single german would have the balls to do even something as simple as that because it would alter their perception of realitu and their "planned to the second" daily routine.
Also stop getting drunk and scream and puke every single saturday night. We get it, you are drunk. The whole town doesnt need to know.
And who are you kidding. You never shot with a gun.
>>137422108
>Fahrad
Fahrrad
Fahr•rad = bicycle, cycle, bike
> Achmed go to the integration course moron
>>137421558
shut the fuck up, there arent enough bicycles in germany
You drive a fuckin Diesel, right OP?
F A G G O T
>>137422480
>Being unsafe for no reason is alpha.
>>137422480
So it's literally just a German thing. I thought at least the neighboring countries would do that, too.
>>137421558
It's fine, a sign that people respect each other. Your german country now with no immigration (basically an ethnostate) would be paradise.
>>137422826
I only speak 4 languages my dude. Sorry.
>>137421558
Yes here there are fagt cyclists who act like road vehicles though we tend to call them suicyclists because often they do something incredibly stupid and you almost run them over.
There are hyper liberals here who got rid of the bike helmet laws because 'it prevents people from riding a bike' though everybody I work with who rides a bike into the office has face planted on a pothole in the road or been hit by a car, and told me the helmet pretty much saved their life.
>>137423199
It would litetally be Faggotdise. You censor maniacs.
>>137423217
>tfw I ride my bike in the city faster than cars
stay jelly fatasses
>>137423226
This basically. Not only do they ride at 20 km/h, they have to sense of superiority that we are obligated to drive at 20km/h too and wait for them. I had a faggot biker once telling me to move away, with my car, so he can get in front of me. The thing is, the sidewalk was literally next to him, and free. He refused to get on the side walk to get in front of me, because that would go against everything that he stands for.
>>137424776
a sense*
>>137423226
>liberals advocate for liberty
>you don't like this
I don't get it.
>>137421558
I cycle everywhere and I never understood why a biker would want to ride in the middle of the fucking road like an asshole. There's a shoulder 9/10 times or a sidewalk, unless you're motorized stay off the goddamned road. We're slower and not protected against collision, it's on us to stay out of the way. Also signal drivers when you're gonna turn, they can't tell what you're thinking ffs.
>>137425363
Thank you.
This thread made me remember that my school made me go to some weird bycicle parkour as a kid. It was basically a miniature version of real streets with stoplights, zebra crossing, traffic signs etc.
>look it up
>see this
Germs are mental slaves
They dont have agency and sheepishly follow whatever some rich fat fucks wrote and passed trough their corrupt friend aka (((law)))
So when the hkverment says you cant drive one the sidewalk and wear a helmet they do it.
I for one constantly get harrassed by germs for riding on the sidewalk and was even stopped by the police and had to pay a fine.
Fuck germs.
Literal robots with autism as OS
>>137425999
ahahahahhaha
>>137425610
Seeing the behavior of some cyclists I can understand why we get a bad rep, some get so overzealous with the activity that they end up inconveniencing others. The only time I've ever been in the road was in Chicago where there are some dedicated bike lanes between regular traffic lanes, it was fucking unsettling and I can't imagine the thought process behind it, much better to ride the side.
>>137426152
>>137425999
Is this quintessentially German now?
>>137422480
>You must be 18 years of age to post
>>137421558
>audi tt
>>137426297
>>137421558
It's becoming a thing in Brazil. At least in the richer parts of the country, that is. People who can't afford cars (so poor people and young people) are really shifting from public transport to bikes, as it's generally faster than taking traffic and is already exercise. Larger cities are really trying to expand cycling infrastructure, often to the detriment of car lanes.
I see it as a good shift desu. It's cleaner, cheaper, and good from a public health perspective.
>>137421558
Worse. At here, these future organ donors ignoring traffic lights.
>>137421558
i do this too, nothing wrong with this
also not related to politics
sage
>>137421558
its the same in canukistan, the road conditions are even worse here with fractured incomplete bicycle lanes or none at all. Trucks will drive right next to you, won't care if you get run over.
Jews just want people who use alternative transportation to die and force everyone to use cars which need to be insured and costs thousands a month to upkeep. We all need to be a part of the system. No alternatives!
Use /n/ for this shit and not /pol/
According to German road laws bicycles are "vehicles" and therefor have to be driven on the road or special bike lanes. You are generally not allowed to drive on the sidewalk unless for example you are under the age of 12.
>>137421558
Because quite sadly, they lack the infrastructure of separated bike lanes running parallel to the main road.
>>137426879
and you see nothing wrong with that?
>>137426127
lol. I lived in your country for years and I was riding my bike drunk and without a helmet.
Some policeman told me to stop and asked me if I had anything to drink
"of course, this is Germany. Why else do you think I'm riding my bike!"
He kind of chuckled and said I could be convicted of a dui for RIDING MY BICYCLE DRUNK. He said also I can get a ticket for riding without a helmet.
Nice guy though, I did the "oh man I had no idea I'm so sorry I'll never do it again" defense and he let me go so long as I promised to walk my bike home.
Still... getting a DUI for riding your bike really scared me. Explain to me the logic of this, I'm only a threat to myself at that point and it's my damn fault if I get injured, right?
>>137427001
>dedicated bike lane on shoulder of road
I like it
>>137426152
>>137426297
>>137426510
>>137426592
>Nigburgring
>>137421558
>Why do Germans
I bet it's "Ordnung"
Literally next post: >>137421867 "Get the fuck out of my country if you don't like ordnung."
Never change Hans you scatlogically obsessed rule and law observer you!
its dangerous to ride on the sidewalk because cars overlook cyclefags easily
>>137422785
you're a fucking tanned german
>>137427105
>I'm only a threat to myself at that point and it's my damn fault if I get injured, right?
what if a car hits and kills you? the car will be trashed, the driver will have to live with having killed someone, someone is going to have to clean up your fat ass mess
>>137427105
You could easily hurt passerbys or other cyclists. Also you could cause an accident involving a car.
Least but not least: VERBOTEN!
>>137422785
Can't tell if you're either a chubby chick with no tits or a very feminine boy.
Either way, gas yourself, Fritz
>>137427020
What should be wrong with using the road as intended?
>>137427105
You can't get a ticket for riding without a helmet, but you can get a ticket for driving under the influence.
>>137426152
Mein Herz weint
>>137421558
Autism.
>>137427679
Und meins lacht. Die behandeln die so als wären das Grundschulkinder.
>>137427640
wait so he was taking the piss out of me?
damn polizei... never know when they're being serious. Too much ordnung to follow!
>>137427566
Makes sense, I forget you're not supposed to drive on the sidewalk though.
>>137427330
??? did you read what you just wrote?
>>137421558
They also have special paths on sidewalks and will come whizzing by and mow you down while acting like its your fault. Savage rhine monkeys.
>>137427830
Du wirst doch von Politikern genauso behandelt du Affe.
>>137427582
cutest tanned girl in bavaria
>>137426152
>making them wear hair nets so they can actually reuse the helmets
>>137427959
hes right tho.
>>137421558
No. In America we don't wait in line at lights like fucking retards.
>>137421558
Can't say for rest of the U.S.A., but in Hawaii bicyclists are either super safe or retarded.
There doesn't seem to be a middle ground
We have bike roads in Canada
>>137425999
look how happy those poor child refugees are
>>137426879
That is the law here, too. But they pay no attention to it. Where I live several pedestrians have been killed by cyclists. But they are doing almost nothing to stop it. They go through every stop sign and right through crosswalks with pedestrians in them. They use the wheelchair cut ins at the intersections like launch pads onto the sidewalk. They do not care where the pedestrian is on the sidewalk. Where there are bike lanes, they just fly down the sidewalk so they won't have to stop at the stop signs at the end of the block. It's crazy.
>>137428088
Dann geh doch selbst in die Politik, wenn dich was stört.
>>137428109
Disgusting.
>>137427105
Excuse me, could you possibly explain why cyclists are in a fantasy world where pedestrians just do not exist?
>>137427914
>Makes sense, I forget you're not supposed to drive on the sidewalk though.
Most people here seem to do this though and police doesn't seem to bother. But they also don't mind jaywalking, this is highly unusual in Germany. Because there is never enough ordnung and regeln to abide.
>>137428725
In Germany as other people posted, there's a bike lane and pedestrians are very good about not getting in there or moving out of the way if a biker shows up.
>>137429060
"steh bei rot, geh bei grun!"
I love your little phrases to help follow ordnung though. It makes learning the language and customs pretty fun.
And driving on sidewalk was preferable to street anyway like as a driver I know how much of a fucking nuisance idiot cyclists are so I just thought its more courteous to be on the sidewalk anyway
leave it to germans to discuss bicycle traffic laws on pol
>>137429861
The attitude is just disgusting, sorry. But why do pedestrians have to get out of the cyclist's way? Why do pedestrians have to freeze in the middle of the street in the crosswalk while a peloton of cyclists flies right through the stop sign, right past the cars stopped for the pedestrian, forcing the pedestrian to stand in the middle of the street while they fly by? I know cyclist utopia is a world where the pedestrians all bow down to cyclists, but it is really disgusting.
Some guy on a shared hiking, cyclist trail got pissed because some old lady did not get out of "his way," threw her down the side of the trail, stole her cell phone and left her lying there alone with broken ribs and other injuries.
Cyclists are going to have to learn to stop for pedestrians, not vice versa.
Nobody really likes them.
>>137426152
How in the fuck did they manage to steal even the helments with the bikes ?
Im glad that the cops got them, but fuck me, they got some nerve.
>be German
>take all our bikes
>use them like this
Christ Hans if you're going to be retarded about it might as well return them.
>>137421558
Its like that in united states too
it's like that all over europe.
i always occupy bike boxes just to make them mad.
>>137421558
It's the same thing in Norway. It pisses off anyone that drives an actual vehicle, because those retards are slow, block traffic and act obnoxious about riding a bike.
It's so bad that the government had to run a "share the road" campaign for the last 10-15 years to prevent road rage.
Fuck bicycles.
>>137428609
AHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
>>137425999
>Suicide cyclists
>>137427330
I have lived in Tokyo for 5 years, everyone cycled on the sidewalk. There are way more people on the sidewalk in Tokyo than in any western city and nobody had a problem with it. When it rained i rode with umbrella in one hand going full speed , I even rode extremely drunk once with an umbrella but never hit anything. You have to be absoloute careless retard to hit someone. Same with drivers hitting cyclists. Cyclists are really just faster pedesterains, there should be no problem for cars to see them coming.
Then i come back to canada and they tell you riding on a sidewalk devoid of people is illegal. Its laughable. Saying that riding on a sidewalk is dangerous is clearly an overblown jewish scheme to force cyclists on the road and make them feel weaker and discourage riding altoegther so your forced to use a car which costs tons of money.
>>137431674
It boggles my mind sometimes that we manage to avoid such problems here despite being so densely populated.
The closest thing that happens here is finding yourself behind a tractor on the road.
>>137426152
ja nä die zwei Hirnis haben bestimmt Plan. haha
>>137421558
They're fucking losers who have nothing else. 11yr olds ride bicycles.
>>137421558
>Needless to say that pretty much all of them wear a helmet
Only niggers don't wear helmets.
>>137421558
Becouse it is a road vehicle you tard. If you buy a bike you must know all the rules of driving.
>>137431935
That is total BS. You are not fast pedestrians. You are driving a vehicle. If you were travelling by foot you would be a pedestrian. This is why pedestrians do not like you. You claim complete nonsense.
>>137431949
Typical example of what you're likely to find.
Note that these fuckers have a top speed of 70 km/h (which equates to 43.5 mp/h) under ideal conditions, but they generally only do half of that.
This means that every time one of these fuckers are on a highway or whatever, there is always a huge line of cars behind them. They are also cycling 2-3 people next to each other, making it nearly impossible to pass them without risking the lives of them, yourself and anyone you meet in traffic driving the opposite way.
Simple solution, run those fucking bikes off to the side of the road.
>>137421867
nice proxy
>>137432629
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OByPf1fTZ0
I've pictured doing this in my mind countless times..
>>137432436
but these spandex missiles go over the speed of light, dont care about the rules and they are silent so you cant even hear them coming.
>>137432543
>They are also cycling 2-3 people next to each other, making it nearly impossible to pass them without risking the lives of them, yourself
>he can't over take something the width of a standard car going only 20 or 30mph
You're a bad driver, bud.
>>137427177
heh, checked
Because they are. The law actually says that when there is no extra bike line on the pavement that you should drive with your bike on the road instead. Most people don't do this (or know this) of course so police officers don't give a shit and don't enforce this rule.
>>137432436
he means taking the space on the whole lane nigga,
if you do this shit here you get run over or at the very least furiously honked to
Most countries class bicycles as road vehicles and they have to follow the same laws as a car does. Thing is, most police just don't give a fuck because it's stupid and a waste of time to enforce these laws.
UK: Worst cycle paths in the universe, LITERALLY SHAKING from the road surface, you and everyone else has a £800+ bike, rides in the road at 20+mph sprint speeds at all times, gets extremely wet and doesn't stop for any reason... ever. Oh and you'll get nearly killed by vans at least 3 times a week
""European"" places like Barcelona have cycle paths all over the place but everyone has a really shit bike and never exceeds 8mph. You're gonna kill somebody doing UK style cycling
not sure which I prefer. But I never met a sane German so OP's story checks out
t. London cyclist
>>137432543
We get such people too, they're rude and annoying. If they wear such silly suits and helmets, they're guaranteed to yell and pick a fight with you.
Just know that bike commuters here are completely unlike the racers.
>>137433004
>don't ride in the gutter where every bit of crap gets swept and where it encourages people to pass too closely
>make """""white""""" people angry because they can't safely overtake a slow moving vehicle
Bicyclist in America are by far the worst people on Earth...
>>137432923
You don't know anything about the law in Norway, bong. It's illegal for them to cycle that way, and it's illegal for them not to hug the right shoulder of the road to allow people to pass them.
In addition to that, roads in Norway aren't straight like you might be used to, but have tons of sharp turns, making it nearly impossible to predict oncoming traffic.
Try harder, Mohammed.
>>137433367
We just call 'em "mid life crisis tour de France contestants".. They'll never be pro, but in their minds they're hot shit.
Funny thing is that old blokes in their 70ies are never the problem. They follow the rules and act polite. If they're on a highly trafficked road, they either slow down or stop for a brief moment to let people pass.
The problem is the entitled assholes in their 40ies.
>>137432543
I remember coming across these faggots when I was in Norway a few years ago. It was a narrow road and it was misty too yet they continued to block the road completely.
Glad we hardly encounter issues like that here.
>>137421558
I ride my bike about 200km every week except the winter. It's fun and you get amazingly fit and strong if you do some weight lifting additionally.
And actually I'm not much slower than cars in the city, in most cases I'm faster, even at accelerating.
So yes, I ride my bike just like a road vehicle, but I don't block cars from overtaking me.
By the way, what these guys are doing in the pic is smart, going to the front of the column by going on the right is dangerous because drivers wont fucking see you often.
>>137421558
>>137423081
We do this in some states in America, you're not the only ones who have to deal with this shit.
>>137434159
>And actually I'm not much slower than cars in the city, in most cases I'm faster, even at accelerating.
Then you're not a part of the problem, bud.
>>137422480
>hurr durr brain damage is cool
>>137421558
It is because Germans are shitty little gays and lesbians that support Merkel and they want to suck her fat motherly tits rather than kick the niggers and shitskins out of their country
>>137434069
The Dutch people are generally more well adjusted when it comes to collectivism. I've seen how it works in your country, and it's a great example to follow.
>>137434217
Even if you are slower stay at the right, no prob for anyone then.
Just don't do strange maneuvers like squeezing yourself through a standing column at a red light because drivers will not see you.
Many bicyclist don't do this and then they suddenly crash and eat tarmac.
>>137421558
I bike on the sidewalk if possible. If not, I stick to the far side of the road to not block traffic.
>>137425999
witnessed
>>137426592
why the fuck arent the cops arresting all those bike thieves ? is they scared they will be called a racist?
>>137421558
you'd wear a helmet to if you see what an accident without a helmet looks like
>>137421558
WO
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MEIN
FARRAD
DU SCHWEINHUND KANKERHOEREZOON
>>137434599
You have to stick to the right in Austria/Germany to with a bicycle.
They are just standing at a red light and prefer to stay in a visible position.
I bet as soon as the light turns green they will go to the right again.
>>137422480
Every skater and bmx fag I've met, that brags about not wearing a helmet, are autistic retards who can't comprehend the simplest of things. There is nothing redpilled about mashing your brain, in fact i think the promotion of head trauma is a control mechanism. Keeps the serfs nice and stupid, so they don't think their way out of the cage.
>>137433850
>highly trafficked road
In Norway? I thought seeing another car was considered a traffic jam there. Image = ruined.
>>137434599
>I bike on the sidewalk if possible.
Imma knock you out if you run me down.
Because they're dangerous autists as proved by their never ending plot to destroy europe. Look at the state of america when we looked up to germany so much.
>>137434967
I was working at the ambulance when I was younger and we had a case where a guy smashed with his head into a car that was turning to the right.
It opened up his head and he died. Of course he had no helmet on. Since then I'm always wearing one.
Because it's illegal to ride on the sidewalk and legal to ride in the road. /thread
I don't know why so many of you faggots have some freudian relationship with your car that seeing someone on a bike makes you feel threatened. The harm they are causing you by sometimes making you wait a few extra seconds is nothing compared to all the shit you are constantly spewing into the air so you can move 2 tons of metal and plastic around to haul your lardass.
>>137435146
If there's pedestrians I move to the street. But I live in burgerland where pedestrians are rare (fatasses will simply drive their child 4-5 houses down to play with their neighbor rather than walk around here).
>>137421558
No, in the states and other parts of Europe have bike lanes next to the sidewalks.
Protip, don't walk in the bike lane in Netherlands, they take that shit seriously.
>>137423081
Poland does. And it's a pain in the ass for drivers. Dangerous, too. I wonder if that's because back when we gave cyclists more privileges we still wanted to suck up to Germany and their enlightened ways. It's a terrible idea.
>>137433531
>it's illegal for them not to hug the right shoulder of the road
I don't like that. Its not a safe place to ride, full of debris and such, and people tend to think they can pass more closely if you don't take a more dominant position in the road. The two don't go together well because you're endlessly dodging potholes/drain covers etc and narrowly avoiding the vehicles trying to overtake at the same time.
That said I do appreciate the frustration Even here slow moving vehicles, which would include cyclists, are expected to let traffic pass them when safe to do so but a lot ignore this entirely because they're chasing their fat friend's time on the strava segment or whatever. I stopped riding in groups very often because I was sick of being moaned at for stopping/slowing in lay-bys to let queues that form behind us pass. I do find that drivers tend to get impatient to overtake even when there's no real reason to do it, like if there's a red light not far ahead where you'll clearly pass them again anyway. As someone who drives regularly and cycles I can't really understand that idiocy.
>>137435475
to be honest all this is a question of infrastructure. here in Denmark we have bike paths on every road, and even snaking alongside highways. bikes are correctly considered to be an entirely separate class of vehicle.
notice how they aren't riding on the road but on the bike path
>>137434159
>not filtering and sitting in queue
>smart
Not really, it's generally accepted to be more dangerous because you risk being rear ended.
>>137421558
Not really
But at the same time no one wears helmets for bikes here, literally no one
>>137435131
Cities are the same across the globe. At least that's my experience. When you reach rural areas there aren't that much traffic, except from trucks.
>>137421558
Germans are shitty horrible people except this guy, he is French but we can pretend he is German just so the |Germans dont start thinking that all germans are shitty goat fuckers
>>137436041
>not separated from the main roadway by anything other than a bit of white paint
>>137436240
nah i don't think any city compares to shit like delhi or beijing.
>>137421558
Yeah, we have that shit here too. Not sure if it varies by state, but around here, bicyclists have to be treated like any other vehicle by motorists.
Cue faggots peddling along at 10mph down a public road when they could just as easily do so on the sidewalk or shoulder of the road.
>>137435475
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl4lzH1bAm4
(Sorry about the shit quality, I couldn't be arsed to rip and upload that clip just for lulz.)
>>137435848
I don't mind cyclists so long as they can keep up and make sure that the traffic flows freely.
>>137436405
Well, yeah, that might be, but I think Oslo, London, NYC and other "big cities" are more or less the same.
>>137421558
>not wanting to be active and fit
>instead rely on overpriced fossil fueled vehicels to drive your fat obese landwhale body around
Pathetic
>>137436887
I don't mind people wanting to be active and fit. Quite the opposite. I mind assholes not using the bicycle roads that are made specifically for them, while they insist on blocking everyone else in traffic.
>>137437034
>Implying tax payers who happen to be cyclists are not allowed to use the roads they have paid for with their own money
>>137437452
I can already tell that you and I would never get along. You have the stink of a rotten asshole about you.
>>137437034
the irony here is that the long-haul truckers are saying the exact same thing about your miata
>>137437637
I drive a 4x4, so I doubt that I'm part of that problem. Although I can confirm what you're talking about, and I make it a priority to be considerate of truckers.
It takes them way longer to react to sudden changes in traffic, after all.
>>137436384
it's a curb
>>137437891
This triggers the Britbong.
>>137432543
In America, only motor vehicles may drive highways.
>>137438174
That's the law here as well, but you would be surprised by how many retards that don't give a fuck.
>>137433531
>In addition to that, roads in Norway aren't straight like you might be used to, but have tons of sharp turns, making it nearly impossible to predict oncoming traffic.
That just means you have a shit car that can't accelerate.