Not Just Bikes
A Community for the Not Just Bikes YouTube & Nebula channel run by Jason Slaughter.
Official channels:
- https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustBikes
- https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes
- https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes
- https://www.patreon.com/notjustbikes
NOTE: This is an unofficial Community in no way affiliated with NotJustBikes or Jason Slaughter.
RULES
1. Be nice. Please.
I know it's the internet, but be nice. And report trolls & spammers.
2. Stay on topic
Try to stick to posts and comments related to the themes of NJB videos, or content creation. Things like urban planning, mobility & transportation, social equity, Dutch culture, etc..
3. No Trolling
Go troll somewhere else. We don't need that shit here.
4. No comment screenshots
Please don't post screenshots of stupid comments as a post. We all know there are ignorant morons online, we don't need to bring even more attention to their stupid comments.
5. No vehicular cycling
Jason has no patience for advocates of vehicular cycling, and neither do we. You can talk about vehicular cycling, but if you promote it as an alternative to safe bike infrastructure, you may be banned. You can post that crap somewhere else.
6. No people being hit by cars/road violence
Do not show videos or pictures of people being hit by cars, or other road violence. We don't need to see that shit. We know cars are dangerous, and many people have bad memories of car crashes. Keep it out of this subreddit.
7. No tone policing
We don't need any more tone police. If you don't like the tone that Not Just Bike takes in his videos, there's a very easy solution: stop watching them.
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That's in the vehicle lane, which is the point I'm making here. It's better to be in people's direct line of vision. If they were distracted on their phone and couldn't see you in the middle of the road, they won't see you on the shoulder.
I'm trying my best not to antagonize you for your choices. Ride however you feel safest and comfortable. Riding in the road isn't safe for everyone, and riding on the shoulder or sidewalk is safer depending on your bike, what your roads look like, and the local rules. Often times like you say there's no ideal option. All I ask is you don't chastise other people just for making assessments for what is the safest option in their circumstances, based on your own generalized assessment.
You're absolutely right about that, it totally depends on the area (and my own knuckleheadedness). Of course I want all riders to be safe, I just don't see how riding in the middle of the lane is in any way safe, brakes, reflectors, etc or not.
I guess part of my side has to do with the drivers down my way. I always assume whatever vehicle behind me might not be paying attention and might be going 88MPH trying to travel through time. I just ain't trying to be in their way...