“You are not stuck in traffic. You are traffic”

“You are not stuck in traffic. You are traffic” is a pro-bike saying that has been printed on many images. “Your not Stuck in traffic; You are traffic” was posted on the newsgroup rec.humor on June 20, 1995. The saying has been popular in Germany since at least 2005.
 
         
Google Groups: rec.humor
The Best bumper sticker
Cameron David Glass
6/20/95
Your not Stuck in traffic;
You are traffic
   
Google Groups: flora.cfsc
(Fwd) [bicycle] Bike Slogans Compilied
tOM Trottier
7/18/05
(...)
You Hate Traffic? You Are Traffic
 
Google Groups: uk.rec.cycling
Number plates for pedal cycles
Dave Larrington
12/14/05
(...)
A few years ago, someone made that point rather nicely by painting in two foot high letters on a bridge across the autobahn near Mainz “You’re not stuck in traffic, you ARE traffic!”.  Only in German, obv.
   
Twitter
Chris Miller‏
@chrisamiller
Next time you’re driving, remember that you’re not stuck in traffic. You *are* traffic.
9:53 PM - 17 Aug 2009
 
Twitter
Neil Saunders‏
@neilfws
Liked “Next time you’re driving, remember that you’re not stuck in traffic. You *are* traffic.” http://ff.im/-6L9xk
9:54 PM - 17 Aug 2009
 
Google Books
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
Edited by Gyles Brandreth
New York, NY: Oxford University Press
2013
Pg. 96:
You’re not stuck in traffic. You are traffic.
Anonymous: German transport campaign slogan in Guardian 4 September 2010
 
Google Books
Roads Were Not Built for Cars:
How cyclists were the first to push for good roads & became the pioneers of motoring
By Carlton Reid
Washington, DC: Island Press
2015
Pg. 52:
In 2010, car satnav maker TomTom produced an outdoor poster which told motorists: “You are not stuck in traffic. You are traffic.”
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
You aren’t stuck in traffic, you are traffic.
submitted September 23, 2016 by smallcat1009
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
You are not “stuck in traffic”. You are traffic
submitted September 4, 2017 by spartsz