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by grawp 1038 days ago
Cyclist in Czech and Slovak republic are much more often assholes than the drivers. There is a very large group thought not a majority of cyclist who blatantly disobey traffic laws and are completely arogant (they are saving the planet of course! they don't have time to even slow down before pedestrain crossings, use sidewalks when they feel like even thought is strictly forbidden and never ever use bike lines even in situations where law absolutely requires them to and even when it is wide and of a same quality as a road nearby, often use pedestraian crossing themselfs even thought it is strictly forbidden for a mounted/riding cyclist just to kinda have a right of way when they would otherwise have to yield on normal road before turning (pedestrains DO have a right of way before cars on zebra crossings without lights)) and some of them out outright agressive and physically dangerous (maybe because they are pumped with hormones and adrenaline?). There was a quite recent case where a male cyclist (before his own kids and wife!) brutally broke a pedestrian's jaw because the pedestrain notified him that they are illegaly cycling on a sidewalk and they the cycling family disappeared. Police's detective work lead to his apprehension months later.