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This article makes some throwaway concession to the 'far less dire consequences' but this is huge. These vehicles have far fewer negative externalities than ca
by zethraeus 8y ago
This article makes some throwaway concession to the 'far less dire consequences' but this is huge.
These vehicles have far fewer negative externalities than cars. People don't die when they get hit by scooters and bikes. We can charge them with renewable energy. They don't take space from pedestrians as cars do.
These are a huge clear good for cities. (And yes, people should gtfo the sidewalk, companies should educate as such, and there should be tickets for people who make others less safe.)
- bigtunacan 8y agoWhile the death toll is fairly low and declining, just to be clear, pedestrians do die from being stuck by cyclists. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.citylab.com/amp/article/381013/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.citylab.com/amp/article/381...
- cup-of-tea 8y agoThe article doesn't even talk about deaths, only injuries. Compared to the number of pedestrians killed by motor vehicles the figures seem insignificant. More people die each year from choking.
- bigtunacan 8y agoFirst paragraph from the article... "The recent death of Jill Tarlov, a pedestrian killed by a bicyclist in New York’s Central Park —the second such incident in two months—engendered a flurry of commentary and analysis of the dangers of cyclists determined to train for speed in one of the city’s most crowded recreational havens." It goes on to discuss that most deaths are due to head injuries.
- GoToRO 8y ago"train for speed" so it's not transport...
- michaelmrose 8y agoGetting injured is significant to the people that got injured.