Pending weather, I do outdoor inline skating once a week or so, averaging probably about a 25km route. I definitely have a 'lazy' gut reaction to e-bike and e-scooter riders. It's not a rational reaction.
At the same time, inline skating being a relatively rare sight on footpaths, we often get the stinky-eye from dog owners whose dogs actively dislike the unfamiliarity of skaters. Everyone (and their dog!) has their biases, what we should aim for is being self-aware enough to question why, and re-adjust.
Good on the author for calling this out and explaining it.
Car culture took over and has had it all on its own terms for long enough that it's become sociopathic.
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Pending weather, I do outdoor inline skating once a week or so, averaging probably about a 25km route. I definitely have a 'lazy' gut reaction to e-bike and e-scooter riders. It's not a rational reaction.
At the same time, inline skating being a relatively rare sight on footpaths, we often get the stinky-eye from dog owners whose dogs actively dislike the unfamiliarity of skaters. Everyone (and their dog!) has their biases, what we should aim for is being self-aware enough to question why, and re-adjust.
Good on the author for calling this out and explaining it.
Car culture took over and has had it all on its own terms for long enough that it's become sociopathic.
Just like the other cultures: bike, e-scooter. But, as long as the plebes fight each other, everything is ok.