Mattias Svensson: Are cyclists really people?

In the united kingdom reported to the researcher, Ian Walker a few years ago a strange learning outcomes. The red trucks was significantly less dangerous for cyclists than white trucks. A person in the audience had the reasonable explanation. The red trucks belonged to the post. Postman bikes in the service and can therefore better understand cyclists and their behaviour. Experience of different modes of transport make us better drivers.

Finland former minister for foreign affairs, mr Timo Soini, who left the true finns for utbrytarpartiet Blue Future, has been raging against the ”vegan-gay-bikers”.

So perceive, of course, not all road users the situation. This is the same blunt polarization in the identitetspolitiska camp, as in many other areas of society.

the same, if you believe an australian study (New Technologies 25/4). According to the same questionnaire used for the study of contempt against ethnic minorities had users rank the cyclists on a scale between man and monkey.

Ickecyklisterna saw the riders of which only 45% human, and not even among självidentifierande cyclists were seen the group more than 70% human.

Ickecyklisterna saw the riders of which only 45 per cent human.

These instincts can explain why right-wing populists are out and wobbling about just cyclists. An australian politician has compared the cyclists with the cockroaches. In Poland, explained the former minister of foreign affairs Witold Waszczykowski to ”cyclists and vegans” not included ”Polish values”. Finland's former minister for foreign affairs, mr Timo Soini, who left the true finns for utbrytarpartiet Blue Future, has been raging against the ”vegan-gay-bikers”.

The kind of ridiculous outcomes should, of course, laugh at. They say most of the senders.

with the underlying attitudes. The australian study showed that 9 per cent of motorists deliberately prejat cyclists and 17% had blocked their way – behavior that was highly correlated with a dehumaniserande attitude towards cycling fellows. Regard to the former is a traffic hazard.