Hey everybody, I'm Doug Gordon.

Last month, a study came out that looked at people's online behavior and its effects

on support for things like bike lanes among elected officials.

To read the headlines and social media posts, you'd think that the main conclusion was that

cyclists are too mean on the internet and are hurting their chances of getting safer streets.

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Are cyclists and people who push for better bike infrastructure too mean on social media?

Wait, wait, really?

Because, like, I have to say, like, I mean, obviously everybody is too mean on social media, I guess.

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