dkobran

There's a clear distinction between these two modes of transit which is suspiciously absent in this comment: A car or truck is a quickly moving multi-ton metal box with a stopping distance of ~40 feet at only 20mph. As such, a vehicle is an immediate threat to anything around it. In contrast, bicycles may pose an indirect threat to others e.g. causing an accident (a threat posed by vehicles as well) but their immediate threat i.e. loss of life due to collision is essentially zero.

It's also worth noting that drivers tend to be less alert than bikers. Distracted drivers (e.g. drivers on their phone) are a major cause of vehicles running stops signs/lights. When bikers run stop signs/lights, they are generally very aware since their lives depend on them being aware -- they are acting with intention.

In any case, for these reasons and others, there are states that actually observe what is called an Idaho Stop for bikers which allows them to roll through stops signs and lights if it is safe to do so.

> This article compares the wages not of all CEOs, but of 300 of the best paid ones.

That is not true. The report analyzes “publicly held companies with the lowest median worker pay.” They describe the sample probably a dozen or so times in the report.

> tiny fraction of one side to millions

You are making this out to be a random sample of irrelevant companies. These are publicly traded companies of which there are a few thousand in total. The list includes companies such as Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Lowe’s, Estee Lauder, etc.

Who’s trying to elicit outrage, you or them?