I’ve been mad at cyclists (mainly as a pedestrian almost getting hit by bikes). Occasionally someone will do something stupid like speed up from behind you when everyone is supposed to be stopped. But I’ve never considered cyclists to be subhuman. That’s never crossed my mind. If anything, I remember they’re human and they’re doing something dangerous in a very squishy human body.
What a bizarre reaction to have where you start thinking of them as robots.
Although I was unable to access the full article, the framing from the abstract seems to be:
“Which is less human?” Followed be two pictures of cyclists. The question frames dehumanization as a given. I do not specialize in crafting these kinds of surveys, but it seems like “people dehumanize cyclists” is a weird conclusion to draw. I don’t know what the pictures were or if they were in color or silhouette, but I can imagine people are not used to seeing cyclists in safety vests and therefore it’s rated as least human, because it’s the least often seen kind of person riding a bike (at least in my experience). Just a friendly reminder to always look at the source, especially if it’s so easily accessed, since the commenter above was kind enough to link directly.
I’ve been mad at cyclists (mainly as a pedestrian almost getting hit by bikes). Occasionally someone will do something stupid like speed up from behind you when everyone is supposed to be stopped. But I’ve never considered cyclists to be subhuman. That’s never crossed my mind. If anything, I remember they’re human and they’re doing something dangerous in a very squishy human body.
What a bizarre reaction to have where you start thinking of them as robots.
It was very ominous when cryptofascists like
and his cult started calling people they didn’t like “NPCs” for similar reasons.
Although I was unable to access the full article, the framing from the abstract seems to be: “Which is less human?” Followed be two pictures of cyclists. The question frames dehumanization as a given. I do not specialize in crafting these kinds of surveys, but it seems like “people dehumanize cyclists” is a weird conclusion to draw. I don’t know what the pictures were or if they were in color or silhouette, but I can imagine people are not used to seeing cyclists in safety vests and therefore it’s rated as least human, because it’s the least often seen kind of person riding a bike (at least in my experience). Just a friendly reminder to always look at the source, especially if it’s so easily accessed, since the commenter above was kind enough to link directly.