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Correct, besides that we also don't wear helmets. Note however that our road infrastructure is very different from most of the other countries. Getting hit by
by wila 9y ago
Correct, besides that we also don't wear helmets. Note however that our road infrastructure is very different from most of the other countries.
Getting hit by a car is not something we worry much about. Besides the bike friendly roads, chauffeurs are used watching out for bycicles.
Then there's special laws where a car hitting a bycicle is always wrong. The reasoning behind that is that a byciclist is much more fragile. This also makes car drivers more careful.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoYes, but it does demonstrate show that armoring up bike riders isn’t the only sane option (we could improve our bike infrastructure and give them more priority).
- wila 9y agoYep, there are more ways as just one correct way. I doubt that armoring up would ever work down here. There are of course fatal casualities, but they are rare. Riding a bicycle is embedded into our culture, another example is the dutch reach [0]. [0] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/the-dutch-reach-how-opening-car-door-like-the-dutch-could-save-lives-cycling/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/the-dutch-reach-how-o...