“The planet is fine - the people are fucked.” George Carlin

When I have to see news like this on my computer screen, I just sit here shaking my fist.

Absolutely agree. Bike infrastructure in Germany, especially in German cities is dismal. I’ve been to Talinn, Estonia and saw how things could and should be done, and in comparison, Germany sucks. Well, and if you’re using a bike for your daily commute, you’ll also be familiar with the mindset of car drivers. You’ll be overtaken far too close and yelled at every day.

In Germany, we have the wonderful Radwegebenutzungspflicht (obligation to use cycle paths). Unfortunately most drivers don’t realize this only applies to about 10% of Germany’s cycle paths, which are marked by a blue sign. They think the obligation applies to all cycle paths, and so they keep giving cyclists shit.

“France Holder” would be “Frankreich Halter” in German, not Franz Halder, a name which also isn’t pronounced like “France Holder” at all. Joke doesn’t work no matter what and also, I’m German so I wouldn’t have found it funny anyway because I have no sense of humour and yes, I’m fun at parties.