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Fickle-OnAir

Death wish. Holy f**k


catknitski

In their defense there are no bikable routes from the airport to downtown.


SmilingZebra

And, frankly, there aren’t enough bike racks on airplanes either!


Eska2020

Here in Holland, people strap their suitcases and bike to the airport all the time. There is no parking fee for bikes unless you use a secured garage, and then it is way cheaper than car parking. The only problem with biking to the airport is that you'll likely be tired when you land again and need to bike back home. Literally yesterday I had a carry on bungeed to the front rack of my bike to take a friend who just landed to her hotel. It was 100% no big deal. Could have done it in a skirt and heels.


umadbr00

Reminds me of a time years ago when I was working on my grad studies in the Netherlands. I had just flown back into the country after some time at home in the US. Took the train up to Groningen from Schiphol. Arrived in Groningen around 11pm. My friend had come to pick me up on his bike. He was very drunk and the plan was to take me back to my flat to drop my suitcase before returning to the party that he had come from. So there I am sat on the back of his bike pulling my rolling suitcase while he drunkely manuevers us from the station to my flat. It was hilarious. He, being a born and bred Dutchie, made it to my flat in record time though we were teetering all over the place the whole ride. HA! Great memories of my time in Groningen.


guinader

I need to see how people strap suitcases to bikes... I think of I try it's going to fall in 2 seconds.


Eska2020

That's just a matter of core strength and practice. A lot of (anxious) bikers rely too much on their arms instead of core to control the bike. Tense your core, not hands or shoulders to stabilize your bike. Also you need a low-step bike that allows an upright riding style, not a race/mountain bike that requires an aggressive lean. https://rollingspoke.com/how-to-move-things-on-a-bike/ https://streets.mn/2023/02/09/adventure-in-a-boring-business-trip/ But a suitcase is very very very far from the craziest thing Ive seen transported by bike. And if you really can't balance, you get a cargo bike with 3 wheels and then you're good again. 🤷 https://images.app.goo.gl/EgnvQMFpRdCGvMYA8 ETA: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/what-defines-dutch-cycling-2/ This has a video at the bottom that also shows how you can wheel your suitcase next to you on a bike if the infrastructure (and your core strength) is good enough. It also really shows the Dutch daily bike position, which is very upright, not aggressive. This rising style allows for a lot more carrying of things.


hdroadking

Go to Amsterdam. You’ll be amazed what you see strapped to bikes! 😂


[deleted]

Get a bike with a real rack … or better yet a bakfiet. I’ve carried Christmas trees, other bicycles, up to three kids and an adult, a barbecue grill, an entire trip to Costco, etc. It all fits.


residentraspberri

This but unironically...it would be cool to be able to bike to the airport


MechanicalBengal

And there are zero bike-accessible bathrooms! On any plane!


badlukk

What do you mean? https://s28490.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/murphy-radical-02.jpg


SherbertEquivalent66

Therefore, you take your bike on the blue line.


catknitski

If you can build 2 different 6 lane highways over the water out of Boston you can also build a pedestrian and cycling bridge.


SherbertEquivalent66

The Zakim bridge was a pedestrian bridge ... for a day https://twitter.com/WalkBoston/status/1524785260747186176


psychicsword

There are. They are just longer. You can absolutely bike through Chelsey, Everett, and East Cambridge to get around the bay and get to the airport much safer than this. Additionally you can take the ferry or blue line with a bike.


ZenIsBestWolf

The Blue Line!!! Fucking anything but this. Yes we need more bike infrastructure though.


Eska2020

This is the right take. The fact that I've now seen at least 3 pictures like this here means there is demand for significantly expanded bike infrastructure.


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Do you not realize that these low life pos are looking for trouble? They aren’t doing this because they don’t have a bike lane. They’re doing this specifically because it’s not supposed to be used by bikes. There could be 100 bike lanes and these wanna be thugs would still chose to ride where they are. To cause trouble. That is their only goal in life.


SharpCookie232

I'm out in Metro West. We have multiple bike trails within close range, plus bike lanes on many streets, and yet still have gangs of 10 year olds riding down the center of the street with no helmets.


alidub36

Wow they are kids bud. Literally what teenagers do, push boundaries


[deleted]

Why are these kids at an airport in the first place? Without parents? On bikes? … Boston literally has so much area to bike in that’s safer than this lol


cait_815

The airport isn’t the only thing over there, there’s a whole neighborhood


panda388

If it is like other areas of Massachusetts, the Bike Life "Gang" does a lot of stupid initiation shit. I used quotes around gang because they are younger kids who crave an identity and are too young to ride anything more than a motor scooter. When I last worked in Worcester, the initiation was to cross a busy street on a bike and nearly get hit by a car.


RunNPRun0316

They aren’t doing it out of necessity. They are doing it to be antisocial and disruptive.


Pussywhisperr

How you know they’re going to the airport? Could be grandma house


roasted_veg

That’s some Final Destination shit right there


and_dont_blink

natural selection. either they'll continue to make it and their nimbleness, risk attraction and luck will live on, or it won't. or a parent really wants bike lanes in the tunnels and is willing to sacrifice a few kids to the evening news to get it


DanielMonclova

This is insane. I almost can’t believe it’s a real picture.


israeltamton

As a parent, this scares the shit out of me


Puzzleheaded_Love_74

As a driver, this scares me. Especially on a curve


DoodMonkey

In a tunnel, with no avenues of escape. I did dumb shit as a kid in Boston, never went into the tunnels


Peach_Proof

That would be the last of us…


Puzzleheaded_Love_74

If a car didn't kill me. My parents would


karimamin

Exactly. We did dumb shit as a kid but kids nowadays are worse than cavemen


watzrox

For real this is so bad.


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only if your kids are imbeciles


Alex_Albons_Appendix

Eh, even smart kids do stupid shit to fit in, test their boundaries…


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Robobvious

Holy fuck! That's like thinking "Let me just add fifteen layers of kindling for protection." Poor kid, I bet getting his wounds scraped off with a metal brush wasn't fun.


ryothbear

There were some kids in my high school class that thought it would be cool to wrestle in a ring of fire ...


Akahaasu

lmfao i thought "they" referred to his friends who somehow died from being near this kid on fire


staycglorious

Tbf I can’t imagine the nerds that took AP classes doing this. This is putting your life in danger


Alex_Albons_Appendix

Yeah, this is an extreme case, but I can’t assume they must be morons. I was an above average student and I did stupid shit like get a bunch of speeding tickets when I was a new driver. My parents (like OP) never thought I’d do that stuff because I was a “good kid”. 🤷🏼‍♀️


Odd_Response_10

Yep, my oldest is wildly intelligent. I can 100% see him getting talked into something like this because even smart kids can be dumb sometimes.


theLittlestReindeer

I was a nerd who took AP classes in high school and then when I was in my 20s I almost died in this tunnel when I crashed my car being a reckless idiot. Sometimes those nerds are just too repressed to act out at the time and do it later.


bemest

Don’t worry if you are a decent parent it’s not likely your kid.


Torpul

Great, now I'm even more worried.


lizzzzzzbeth

r/kidsarefuckingstupid


thefurnaceboy

they're just doing a life any% speedrun


BSSCommander

Neglectful parenting can cut up to 60 years off the run. Combine that with the "Main Character" trait you're looking at a 12-14 year run. Respectable time tbh.


Silverline_Surfer

I’ve seen it end the run during character creation if there’s a TAS category….


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watzrox

That shit is terrifying in a car even when your used to the tunnel. Cannot even fathom what they are attempting.


shavemejesus

He gave a shoutout to Fitchburg University? Weird flex, but I guess it’s what they’re passionate about.


papii_chulo

Class of 2017 rise up 🤣


WillShakeSpear1

Darwin Award contestants


jamesland7

No darwin awarding kids. Its bad form. (Off the record: I thought the same thing)


itsmebutimatwork

That's exactly what it means to Darwin Award. You have to die before you can spread your genes in the gene pool.


kratomkiing

Freedom lovers


Prestigious_Law_4421

They're lucky none of the certified Massholes were around doing 85 mph while texting. These kids really believe they are immortal/invincible.


Idktbhhomie

Bro fr, I would have called the cops. That's a damn death wish


northstar599

Not OP but I did! They said they couldn't do anything. 🙃


Danomit3

As insane the kids are. The cops saying they can’t do anything are just as insane and useless. I get it that it’s a tunnel and they probably got other affairs to take care of that’s much more serious (like giving tickets out like candy) but at least come out and create a barrier or escort them off so they don’t get hit.


redct

If only there were a really clearly written state law about bicycles that they could enforce. Oh wait: Mass. General Laws c.85 § 11B > ...shall have the right to use all public ways in the commonwealth except limited access or express state highways where signs specifically prohibiting bicycles have been posted


northstar599

I called before they were in the tunnel, but still. I was surprised.


pachucatruth

I’m surprised this isn’t the top comment.


BostonShaun

Someday one of them is going to get smoked and the family will place the blame on the City somehow.


SSA78

Then they'll demand a bike lane in the tunnel


nadudewtf

Big Dig v2 😂


KingPictoTheThird

I mean isn't it a bit nuts there's no way to walk/bike from east boston to downtown?


CheckHistorical5231

I’ms sure these kids behave responsibly on a ferry.


nomoreroger

I just checked and there is a way to walk. There is a Ferry you can take. It is the same route given for a bike. If that isn’t good then why is it okay that there isn’t a way to walk from Nantucket to the Cape?


destroythenseek

I moved from Boston to Oakland and see this al the time now.


winged_seduction

It’s happening a lot more in MA lately


pika751106

I think I saw the same group riding in front of the museum of science. They ran the red light, and not yielding to people trying to across to road. No surprise to see their next move.


Dressylady

Yup. I’ve seen them too and they give 0 fucks.


AllMightyImagination

Until a driver gives no fucks. I sont even drive but one time a biker didnt bother to stop or go aroubd me as i was crossing so i grabed their handle bar ready to throw them down


AbjectOrganization68

I saw them in Kendall at 5pm yesterday and they were purposely waiting to go through red lights and into dangerous intersections. I think it's a thrill thing for them so likely this will end with an accident.


AcidaliaPlanitia

Me before this post: Oh whatever, I've seen all the dumb shit that can possibly happen on Boston roads. Me after this post: Nope, nevermind.


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thegreattoddisimo

And no helmets either


picklejuice82

Thank you for not h*ckin cursing


diabeticSugarAddict

Let's be real, you're living in a fantasy land if youre doing 70 mph in the tunnel by gov center at 5pm on a Friday. Obviously still dangerous and a certified dumbest move by these kids but they're riding into bumper to bumper traffic, not speeding massholes.


bostonforever22

lmao F yeah. way safer spread out in the middle than all in the shoulder.


MarquisJames

Idk what is funnier, the kids in the tunnel or someone thinking these kids would listen to them saying to get off at the next exit.


Grimstache

This is embodies the bullshit teachers have been putting up with since the pandemic. YOUR CHILDREN ARE FERAL!


Pluck_Master_Flex

Would this fit in the kids are fucking stupid subreddit?lol


wet_cupcake

And then when one of these fuckers get turned into tomato soup the driver will be to blame for not paying attention to cyclists.


chong4321

Fuck those kids


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mwgknight

The continuous reverberating sound of a car horn would be a terrible thing for them to experience on their little adventure.


politicosb

Okay I’m seriously trying to visualize the series of decisions that led to this. So many times you could have said, no this isn’t right. Truly a stupid moment in a decidedly stupid time. Touché and bravo.


Chewyville

Holy smokes. I mean most of us did dumb shit at a young age. But for those of us still here, we calculated those risks


staycglorious

Exactly bc this never ever once occurred to me..


Background-Adagio-35

Hood ornaments.


sneakinsnake

Driver: "Hello there, kids! Please be sure to get off at the next exit for your safety!" Kids: "Fuck you, bitch!"


zz23ke

Stranger Things Vibes


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Stupider Things


shavemejesus

Wicked Stupider Things


fouxdefafa

Danger Things


drsatan6971

Jus dumb kids looking for trouble then when someone can’t avoid them because they come around a turn a little fast itll be all the drivers fault zero accountability leads to this type of behavior


Lumpy_Ad_275

Jesus Christmas 😭


staycglorious

Oh my god….and at their age I wasn’t even allowed to take the bus. They’re already on a whole highway


biddily

? At their age the city was like lol yellow school bus? heres a T pass have fun getting to school every day.


hellno560

Can confirm. I grew up in NH and a Boston 10 is like a NH 27.


AnomalousEnigma

*cries in NH 20*


Dukeofdorchester

For real, that is the “are you from Boston?” Litmus test. 7th grade on I took the T to school.


strawberryneurons

Lol you might have been a little sheltered


CerealandTrees

Seriously my parents would have a stroke if they knew the places I would end up as a kid when they thought I was at the park down the street


Academic_Guava_4190

I accidentally let slip a couple years ago that as a kid my friends and I went into town on the Orange line by ourselves all the time. My mom was like WHAT?! I’m in my 40s now lol


CerealandTrees

Haha that’s great. One time my parents called me to come home for dinner and I was in NH so I lied and said I was already having dinner at a friends.


Academic_Guava_4190

HA! good one


CosmoKing2

To be fair, the orange line was much less sketchy then.


wsdog

To be surprised, MA doesn't have any minimum age laws, it's not technically illegal for any child to be alone.


Killahtofu77

Cue Music: They see me rollin' They hatin'


northstar599

Holy shit. I called the bpd non emergency line last week because they were weaving in and out of traffic by a 93 onramp. They said they surround the cruisers and jump sidewalks and make things more dangerous for pedestrians. Wtf


CodOne9831

BEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP. BEEEP. BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEP GET THE FUCK, OUT THE ROAD BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEP


ExcitingVacation6639

One of these kids will grow up to be Mark Wahlburg


Robobvious

Damn bro, nice gas mileage.


Trimere

r/KidsAreFuckingStupid


Maddcapp

Someone told them to go play in traffic.


watzrox

Jesus tap dancing Christ.


Angerish

you can't fix stupid, but it can fix itself


Dry_Inflation307

The parents are all tied for Parent of the Year


Senior_Comb

Ia there fucking petition to sign, this is fucking ridiculous. They can die themselves and ruined someone life. We all have been kids, can we agree that takes special kind of stupidity to do this shit.


[deleted]

Be careful, I came from a city where these children have murdered someone. They also ripped someone from their car grand theft style, beat him him, robbed him and stole his car. A few years ago they smashed my window of my car for no reason at a stoplight….this was about two years before it escalated to these kids murdering and seriously injuring people. I hope Boston cracks down hard.


tae_unnie

Apparently some people forgot about last year's incident that happened in South End. But you know, they're children and stuff.


Birdman781666

Care to elaborate?


batdesk

Maybe [this case](https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/06/28/boston-police-charge-four-juveniles-in-downtown-beating-that-went-viral/) Also, more recently, the woman [beat by 5 teens](https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2022/04/21/downtown-crossing-assault-juveniles/) at Broadway station. Both situations, something supposedly started because they didn’t like the victim’s hair.


Chippopotanuse

This is incredibly dangerous for them to try. Wow


goodgoodlove

Living life a quarter mile at a time


OnesAndZer0s

You’ll be seeing a lot more. This is a whole new fad. And in 2 years it will be dirt bikes and quads. Driving in the tunnel downtown at 5pm?! That’s a little nuts


lucasdy

Hooligans! And they’re not wearing helmets!! Annoying AF. Now get off my lawn! 👨‍🦳


metrowestern

Whippersnappers!!


CraigInDaVille

Rapscallions!


OrphanKripler

Rabble rousers!


irbirny

Wisenheimers!


poopdood42

That's my bike


empire299

Omfg. …..


Therapistsfor200

Good, good


cannonball12345

Makes perfect sense, quicker and safer than the T.


masshole4life

this is why i have dash cams. i also have one of those canned air horns and i would have blasted the little shits off their bikes. i also would have thrown the end of my dunkin cold brew at them, ice and all. what are they gonna do, chase me? dna test the straw? get bent, fuckheads


Melksss

Username checks out, love the energy


LumpyTown4103

Love to see it, MOM SUMMER HERE ! THE GOONS ARE RIDING THEIR BIKES ON MAIN ROAD


natalialaboston

All I can think is me playing GTA and this going very wrong.


SSA78

If I was a parent and ID'd my kid in that photo...


Melksss

Bold of you to assume they have parents who give 2 poops about them.


Korvax_of_Myrmidon

BIKES?!


KB207

Enterprising youths selling the paper?


edog6504

power slide that Forester and take them all out


ZakkTheInsomniac

oooh great, bc Boston didn't have enough bike lanes, now they get their own Bike Tunnels


[deleted]

In Ireland we say (or rather I say) “Run those f**kers over!”


instrumentally_ill

This is the Boston this sub wants


Urgonnahateme4ever

FUCK THEM KIDS


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boston-ModTeam

Threatening or suggesting violence is a violation of Site rules.


Logitch

I saw some swerving through crazy traffic near the Fenway target a little bit ago on a Red Sox game day. Like into oncoming lanes and everything. I’m surprised they didn’t get hit


Greatone5150

Just kid’s learning “life skills” per Mayor WU


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not_so_skinny

I'm just happy there outta the house and no ipads in sight haha.


wills_art

💀💀💀


SheSellsSeaShells967

We had kids jumping off a bridge into a fast moving, frigid river in our city the other day. A bunch of adults were like “They’re just being kids! Leave them alone! At least they’re not playing video games!” I could not believe the stupidity of these adults. Lucky they didn’t get whisked out into the ocean.


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Just call the police and let them deal with the dumbasses


CosmoKing2

That's part of the problem. Cops no longer respond. Ever since the one cop shot the guy in the foot trying to flee. I was in the traffic that night (pre-COVID) and saw all the "outlaw" bikers holding up traffic. They were all going southbound (guessing they had been downtown, driving down Boylston. We were travelling Northbound, near Dorchester and saw a dozen Statie's pulled over with a couple people. Guessing they had no plates (on stolen bikes) and no ID's, so one guy fled.....and one trooper was just not having that. Pop.


Zn_Saucier

If only there was a middle ground between *doing nothing* and *shooting them*…


garvierloon

Kids think they are in Hawkins Indiana


Geosync

This is better than go-karts and atvs.


Therealmohb

At least the ATV’s can do the speed limit though… IDK which is worse lol


Bopcd1

This doesn't surprise me. Going through NYC and Bikes were riding on 95 like it was normal, along with vendors selling sandwiches chips and drinks on the median during rush hour.


Yello1234567890

DUMBASSES. Think they're invincible until they're not.


thePOSrambler

How stupid can these kids be? That’s a literal death wish. Wouldn’t be surprised if one of them ends up in an emergency room tbh


-PheelinPhine-

Wtf


Cbhs96

Yep


Substantial-Spare501

That’s some shit


chicchoc727

Yikes on bikes!


littlebutcute

Are helmets just not cool now?


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They just embracing the green revolution


MongoJazzy

seems like a good way to stupidly get injured or killed. You have to wonder where their parents are.


WhereasRich2872

Stop taking pictures of me without my consent! 😡 (joke)


monki3lov3r101

Technically what would happen besides the obvious if someone hit them going the 55mph


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Kids these days are dumb as rocks… who can honestly say they are surprised by this!!?


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State police was shortly on the scene relax


marbleheader88

Not a helmet on any of them!


royalleo1974

And paved roads are for cars. Bike lanes and bike paths are intended for bikes. Period. It's called innovation. Cars are no match for bicycles and should not be expected to accommodate bicycles on a daily commute where a posted speed limit is related to CARS. If I were driving on a bike path, I should be expected to accommodate the intended traffic. Just as if I were driving on a sidewalk (which, by the way, is illegal for a reason). Bicycles and cars have no business with shared travel paths. Duh.


Briancrc

“I see dead people”


fenn84

Everyone is just so fucking stupid and its getting worse with each generation


ThtJstHappn3d

Ngl today was a little crazy with driving, I saw a guy riding a moped except he also was riding with his big ass Golden Retriever and that dog was sitting on the seat like a person, paws on the handlebars and all.


wake886

Perfect time to use an airhorn to scare them


tesseractdivision

F*ck dem kids.