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0 pointsbambax11y ago0 comments

>> [bicycles] don't respect road signs or traffic lights

> Of course not!

> you and so many others are far too busy telling us that we are wrong to actually check the facts

You admit to running red lights, but won't admit you're wrong? Okay...

> what a selfish prick you are

> You are polluting Paris dozen times more than a car does

I'll let go of the insult (after driving a two-wheel in Paris for over 30 years, I've heard everything), but I wonder how motorbikes could be polluting "dozen times more than a car"??

Motorbikes consume less fuel for a shorter amount of time -- since we don't get stuck in traffic and don't look for a parking spot for hours when we arrive at destination. Please explain.

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bertil11y ago

> You admit to running red lights, but won't admit you're wrong? Okay...

I admit precisely to sticking to the rules and paying dearly for it:

>> I did; and that landed me in the hospital twice.

> I wonder how motorbikes could be polluting "dozen times more than a car"??

https://www.google.com/search?q=moped+pollution+microparticl...

bambaxOP11y ago

You said you stopped observing red lights after two stays in the hospital. The reason why you stopped following the rules is irrelevant; the question is: are you following the rules?

For the record, I often ride bicycles in Paris, rain or shine, and until now, never had to be hospitalized for it. Maybe your cycling abilities are sub-par?

Also for the record, as I said, I ride a motorbike, which is very different from a moped, rendering your link irrelevant; all motorbikes have a four-stroke engine, and modern ones also have a catalytic converter (including mine).

Modern scooters in Paris, while not motorbikes, also have four-stroke engines and catalytic converters; "mopeds" are mostly found in Italian movies from the sixties.

All in all, it appears you don't quite know what you're talking about.

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