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This is a bad way to look at the numbers. In urban areas, cycles are on average below median income, and drivers are above to far above median income. Yes, ther
by 0xB31B1B 6y ago
This is a bad way to look at the numbers. In urban areas, cycles are on average below median income, and drivers are above to far above median income. Yes, there are poor americans, they are by and large not driving cars in urban areas, wealthy folks are on balance driving cars, and the poor people are riding bikes. Laws that shift monetary risk from bicyclists to cars are progressive policy.
- warkdarrior 6y ago> Yes, there are poor americans, they are by and large not driving cars in urban areas That is highly dependent on the urban area. I would bet that there are lots of poor folks that use cars in places like LA or Houston or Miami.
- posguy 6y agoEven in Seattle there are a plethora of super-commuters who drive from Auburn, Enumclaw, Issaquah, north of Marysville, etc every day in 15+ year old cars as it is cheaper to drive and park in the city than take to commute via another means or pay to live close to work.
- 0xB31B1B 6y agoThe fact that there are poor people that drive does not take away from the fact that the median cyclist income is always lower than the median driver income in all US urban areas so any policy that distributes risk in the form of liability from cyclists to drivers is progressive.