I don’t want to police the internet or whatever, but some context would have been sweet in the OP. Like literally just that comment would have been perfect.
No, that’s a completely fair criticism. The original uploader shared the post on Reddit with the title “Why they might not keep all the way left - This never happens if I take the lane”, which was probably a better choice.
I think my thinking was (and this is meant as explanation, not excuse—also note that this was certainly not a conscious thought process, but is my attempt at explaining what I suspect was the unconscious reasoning):
It’s generally better not to editorialise: stick with the original title unless extra context is vital
“[This is] why you don’t keep left” is a pretty good shortened form of that more detailed explanation, so the extra context was not vital
And 2 is sorta true. It is a good shortened form of the more detailed explanation…if you’re already well aware of cycling safety best practices like “taking the lane”. Which is, obviously, precisely not the target audience, but I failed to take into account how the target audience might think about it.
I don’t want to police the internet or whatever, but some context would have been sweet in the OP. Like literally just that comment would have been perfect.
No, that’s a completely fair criticism. The original uploader shared the post on Reddit with the title “Why they might not keep all the way left - This never happens if I take the lane”, which was probably a better choice.
I think my thinking was (and this is meant as explanation, not excuse—also note that this was certainly not a conscious thought process, but is my attempt at explaining what I suspect was the unconscious reasoning):
And 2 is sorta true. It is a good shortened form of the more detailed explanation…if you’re already well aware of cycling safety best practices like “taking the lane”. Which is, obviously, precisely not the target audience, but I failed to take into account how the target audience might think about it.