> Is bicycling so hard that the extra burden of having to stop at a stop sign and then get back up to speed stopping people from bicycling? yes, along with oth

> Is bicycling so hard that the extra burden of having to stop at a stop sign and then get back up to speed stopping people from bicycling? yes, along with other safety considerations. >For a long time I thought "A bicycle is vehicle" is common sense and completely workable no, the "vehicular cycling" doctrine is terrible. bicycles are obviously not the same kind of thing as motor vehicles; treating them the same is a foolish consistency. in countries that recognize this fact (netherlands, denmark), cycling is many times more common and far safer than in the US. >As it is bicycle activists seem to think everybody is responsible for the safety of cyclists except the cyclists. pilots of heavier and faster moving vehicles have a greater propensity for harm and therefore should take greater responsibility for the safety of more vulnerable road users.