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If those cyclists were blocking an ambulance or transit which even take up more room, those cyclists are the biggest assholes on the planet. Size really isn’t the best argument here.

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So, you realize that the expected action from everyone on the road almost everywhere, regardless of the type of vehicle you’re using, is to pull to the side and stop as soon as you hear sirens specifically to prevent people from blocking emergency vehicles right? And since bikes are smaller and more nimble, they can do that much more effectively than a car.

Regardless, real world data shows that there are far more cases of cars blocking emergency vehicles than bikes, so you’re demonizing the wrong mode of transport on behalf of the ambulances here.

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Operative word here being “were”.

There is no ambulance in this picture, nor do you know if the bikers are “blocking up the road”.

Do you always make up stories about barking up imaginary trees in a fantasy forest?

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In my made up story the bikes are doing 40 in a 25 so the car has nothing to complain about anyway.

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Ambulance and transit are both very different arguments from a single car.

Both the bikes and the car are supposed to make room for the ambulance.

Regulation about right of way for buses probably changes a lot between jurisdictions, so I don’t really have anything to say about that.

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Not at all if the argument is size alone or just spouting emissions. It’s a dumb cartoon to pair with the title.

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If the argument is size alone then there’s no concept of transit or ambulance or priorities.

It’s ridiculous to try to make a case against bikes by bringing up an imaginary emergency, but then taking that scenario away.

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