cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/54045255

I have adopted the habit of ignoring red lights.

Rationale: If cars did not exist, cyclists would never have to stop. Every time I must stop at a traffic signal it is to cator for motorists who are mostly a self-serving detriment to public health and safety. #FuckCars.

I used to obey all the traffic rules but after coming to the realisation that much of my time is wasted and my journey is downgraded so copious lazy people can exploit a luxury (some demographics aside). Fuck that. I now run red lights like crazy.

Now I must consider that Tesla may fuck up my lifestyle because Tesla is a moving point of unchecked uncontrolled surveillance. Theoretically, Tesla could be grabbing the faces of cyclists. It could offer to report cyclists who run reds. It could sell that info to law enforcement. Am I overthinking this or is this a problem to watch out for?

OTOH, I am somewhat looking forward to a day when I can spot when a car is self-driving and (if I can ever gain confidence that they won’t mistake me for a tumbleweed) I would happily take liberties – to cut-off the car and force it to slow down and give way. I hope that tactic can go from dream world to real world.

    • evenwichtOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      My point exactly. Cyclists who are mindful of laws of physics but not traffic law could potentially get burnt by Tesla.

        • evenwichtOPEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Let’s not attribute surveillance harms and faults to victims of mass surveillance.

          Privacy is about control and having autonomy. Both privacy and autonomy are human rights, which Tesla and other mass surveillance pushers encroach on. Worth noting that there exists a demographic of cyclists who cycle for the privacy it gives.

            • evenwichtOPEnglish
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              2 months ago

              Of course it is, when “Big Brother” is going to block you from becoming “road pizza”.