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Burglary and violence are not specific to American cities. Implying that they are "unthinkable" in large European cities is borderline flame bait.

• mjburgess 5y ago
  I don't really think so. Americans often project this "no-go areas" type thinking onto europe. I'm not aware of any "no-go" areas anywhere in the country. I think a ban on guns, and eg., an extreme historical scarcity of them in the UK means we aren't in the same position at all. Yes there may be gangs. Yes there may be murders. But I think people delivering food on bikes arent in danger basically anywhere.
  • bovine3dom 5y ago
    In Manchester in the UK there was one in 2019: an old railway line which has been converted into a bike path, the Fallowfield loop. Groups of teenagers were attacking cyclists with hammers and logs. I believe that the police woke up to it and it has calmed now but it was definitely a no-go area for me for a few months. I'm pretty sure someone tried to drop a fist-sized rock on me while I cycled under a bridge...
  • stagger87 5y ago
    Bike robbery and theft is an issue in Europe, especially e-bikes. > Americans often project this "no-go areas" type thinking onto europe. I'm not aware of any "no-go" areas anywhere in the country. This just comes off as more flame bait. What kind of discussion do you expect to have with this sort of comment?
    • mjburgess 5y ago
      Well, at least, someone offering a counter-example.