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No way, that's a lie been repeated for the last 60 years to get rid of bicycles and leave the roads only for motorists. Cyclists have the same right to use the
by anonymou2 7y ago
No way, that's a lie been repeated for the last 60 years to get rid of bicycles and leave the roads only for motorists. Cyclists have the same right to use the public roads as motorists, no more but certainly no less. Some of us, cyclists, are actively fighting against the cyclist apartheid.
- thecatspaw 7y agoI dont think the intention is to get rid of bycicles on the streets, rather to seperate them into their own lanes, to increase safety. By fighting against the 'cyclist apartheid' you are fighting against your own safety.
- anonymou2 7y agoQuite the opposite, it is more dangerous to ride in a segregated manner because it contradicts the basic principles of traffic which exist so that vehicles of all types can safely share the road. For example there is a basic principle that says that when you reach an intersection you position yourself according to your destination, right if you are going to turn right and so on. Bike lanes that force vehicles not using it to turn right from the adjacent lane contradict this rule and increase the chances of right hook type of accident. The people who build these things completely ignore that bicycles are vehicles, they only build them for the convenience of motorists not for our safety.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoI think you are confusing the poor excuse of bike lanes in the USA with the much better dedicated biking paths in the Netherlands. The latter don’t have the problems you mentioned.
- isostatic 7y agoI read it as "we should get rid of cars and use the space they currently occupy"