Infrastructure in the US just doesn't seem to care about biking as a valid mode of transport. In most of Europe, right turns on red are illegal unless indicate

Infrastructure in the US just doesn't seem to care about biking as a valid mode of transport. In most of Europe, right turns on red are illegal unless indicated otherwise -- that's very much an American thing. Bikes often have their own traffic lights [1], and sometimes their own roads (especially in the Netherlands and parts of Germany). On major roads in China [2], bike lanes are massive (often 2-4 meters wide) and separated entirely from the streets by a median (and sometimes even a fence) and that alone greatly reduces the possibility of an accident with a car. > It’s relatively rare That's another big problem with biking in the US. Biking is generally much safer in countries where biking is not rare, and people generally assume there are bikes everywhere you look. That said -- I'm a cyclist, live in California and I hate it when other cyclists run red lights and don't stop at stop signs. It spoils it for the rest of us who want cyclists to be accepted rather than hated. [1] https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/vri-05.jpg https://bicycledutch.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/vri-05.jpg [2] https://assets.unenvironment.org/s3fs-public/inline-images/china.jpg https://assets.unenvironment.org/s3fs-public/inline-images/c... https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/beijing-fence.jpg https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/larg... https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bike_highway_05.jpg https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/larg...