It’s somehow even dumber than that: The reality is adding bike lanes reduces traffic, so when they are removed, things like parking space availability and traffic jams get measurably worse for everyone, drivers especially.
This is not a belief, it is a demonstrable fact. People who argue with it are objectively incorrect, full stop. Another word you might use for this is “ignorant” or maybe even “stupid”, provided you wanted to be kind.
It’s somehow even dumber than that: The reality is adding bike lanes reduces traffic, so when they are removed, things like parking space availability and traffic jams get measurably worse for everyone, drivers especially.
This is not a belief, it is a demonstrable fact. People who argue with it are objectively incorrect, full stop. Another word you might use for this is “ignorant” or maybe even “stupid”, provided you wanted to be kind.
Yeah, it’s a willfully ignorant position to take: if I can’t/won’t use a mode of transportation then no one should.
It’s vexing.
Instead of saying “willfully ignorant” try “aggressively stupid” - it feels more cathartic to say.