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[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Bizarre to argue against added visibility improving safety

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They're trying to argue a nuanced point and yall are being intentionally pedantic as to miss it, for shame.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip -1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm so far under the impression that added visibility is still good. They referenced studies saying there's a dropoff where it causes more harm than good, as mentioned earlier, but I haven't seen that yet

So pump the brakes a bit, friend

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah friend my fixie doesn't have brakes to pump, you replied with the same one-liner twice in a row without engaging anything they said, not cool!

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 0 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

same one-liner

It's a simple point, for the nuance I'd like to see something to change my mind tbh. I'm under the impression that unless you go ridiculous then added visibility helps everyone

my fixie doesn't have brakes to pump

Hah is that a joke about the stereotype? Pretty good

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, truth is often stranger than fiction. Look at the research. Once a threshhold of visibility is achieved, more is not better. Beyond a point, more is actually detrimental.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 0 points 15 hours ago

Sounds interesting. Do you have these studies? I've always just read that visibility is a plus in traffic.