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Those who were/are of the opinion that potholes are a good thing because they "slow traffic down" should HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME. It just goes to show the deplorable mentality of the car-haters: *anything* goes just as long as motorists suffer. Potholes are A Good Thing because they inconvenience drivers, and *nothing* else matters, be it the danger posed to cyclists or anything else. Persecuting motorists is the top, the *only* priority. It's the same with speed cameras: who cares if all road users are being endangered by them as long as the cager scum are being bullied sufficiently?

These car-haters are in no way "pro-cycling" or "pro-safety": they're quite the opposite in that they frequently advocate hazards that they know to be KILLING CYCLISTS. They are worse enemies of proper cyclists than any "petrolhead" could ever be. They have BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS.