NYC bike-share program bans Fat riders

[Misfit]

EXCLUSIVE: New York City bike-share program bans fat riders - NYPOST.com

Can obese cyclists sign up for the city’s new bike-share program? Fat chance!

It is “prohibited” for any rider who weighs more than 260 pounds to sign up for the soon-to-launch initiative — prompting backlash from riders who say the fat-shaming rule is enough to make them fly off the handle.

 

[slotpuppy]

Do fat people even ride bikes?

 

[RoseRed]

Do fat people even ride bikes?

I would think that the seat would be uncomfortable.

 

[vraiblonde]

Do fat people even ride bikes?

Obviously not.

 

[bcp]

I would think that the seat would be uncomfortable.

safer, less chance of them falling off.

 

[vraiblonde]

safer, less chance of them falling off.

But when the bike tips over they're skewered like shishkebab and can't bail out.


And now I have a really absurd mental picture and can't stop laughing