We get told to "learn to take a joke" when drivers laugh about hitting pedestrians & micromobility users that get in their way. We get told that drivers threatening us or revving their engine at us wouldn't actually hurt us & not to be so dramatic. This is the result of normalising & excusing it.
Gravel InfluencerA driver in Boston ran down and murdered a scooter rider because he felt "disrespected." Cars are weapons.
