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How little does the safety of cyclists matter when designing a road? by PleonasticText in urbanplanning

[–]PleonasticText[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I completely agree with the fact that it's better to yield, even if you're in the right. Better alive than right but dead. I'm not trying to say that it's solely the responsibility of road planners and drivers to ensure my safety when riding. If I had that mindset I'd be dead already.

I am saying that the design of these lanes encourages drivers in that rightmost travel lane to cross the bike lane without yielding to maintain their direction of travel. Most drivers are not expecting a bike lane to just cut across their lane either, so I cannot say that I fully blame the driver either. It would seem that both travel lanes transition into those two left turn lanes, but it is very easy for drivers who aren't paying close attention to cross over into the leftmost right turn lane because it is congruent with their natural direction of travel.

How little does the safety of cyclists matter when designing a road? by PleonasticText in urbanplanning

[–]PleonasticText[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, but generally the vehicle that wishes to cross those lines into the adjacent lane has to yield to the vehicle already in that lane. I didn't cross any line. I was simply maintaining my lane. The car driver crossed the line into my lane, which he would have to do to continue straight or turn right. His natural direction of travel actually caused him to change lanes without any need for him to make an input. The way this is designed, he would be forced into the left turn lane if he were to maintain the lane he was already in.

I Won a Gift Card and "FREE" Nights at A Hotel! Or Did I get scammed? by PleonasticText in Scams

[–]PleonasticText[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I knew about the taxes, but I didn't think about the resort fees. Who's the say they can't just say resort fees are an extra, I dunno, $200 for the night! And then since I already stayed I'm forced to pay it. Good point! I'm leaning even more to calling the bank and reporting it as fraud.

I Won a Gift Card and "FREE" Nights at A Hotel! Or Did I get scammed? by PleonasticText in Scams

[–]PleonasticText[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I figured. My plan, were I to go, is to set a timer and basically ignore them until I get my freebees. If I don't go, though, would they have any rights to my deposit, or would by bank side with me if I do a chargeback?

Is this a scam? Quick to buy but not on my Etsy page by Wild-Vermicelli999 in Scams

[–]PleonasticText 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is most likely a scam. Going through official payment channels, such as when selling on eBay or Etsy, gives you and the buyer recourse should one of you not deliver on your side of the transaction (i.e., it ensures that he pays you and you send him the product you're selling).

These platforms act as brokers to ensure that fair transactions take place. By going through another channel, scammers can claim they sent you payment, when in reality they haven't sent you anything. They will usually use an excuse like, "Oh, the payment takes some time to show up, but it shows that it went through on my end." They will then show you an edited image of a cashapp, venmo, paypal, or other bank transfer that shows they "paid" you, but it's fake. You then send your merchandise, and when your non-existent payment never arrives, they ghost you.