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Living in a densely populated urban city where I walk and take public transport. The problem cuts both ways, irrepressible cyclists are a danger to pedestrians
by rob_c 4y ago
Living in a densely populated urban city where I walk and take public transport. The problem cuts both ways, irrepressible cyclists are a danger to pedestrians and motorists when they aren't following the road.
It must vary from place to place as to which group is the most dangerous, but in Scotland the cyclists in the major cities (especially delivery ones) are getting more and more dangerous. They seem to treat every journey like a parkour adventure.
- ginko 4y ago>The problem cuts both ways, irrepressible cyclists are a danger to pedestrians and motorists when they aren't following the road. This keeps being brought up often but is it actually true. Accidents involving cyclists and pedestrians seem to be quite rare and if there's injuries it is more often the cyclist when falling off their bike. Also how are cyclists supposed to endanger motorists? They're safe in their metal death box.
- ihaveajob 4y agoGenerally that happens in places where biking would be the ideal transportation mean (due to distances/weather/density) but the infrastructure is poor to support it. Give people safe means to move around and they will use it. On the other hand, statistics show that bikes are comparatively much safer than cars when it comes to the safety of others. When a bike rider kills someone else, it makes the news. When a driver kills someone else, it's business as usual because it's so common.
- rob_c 4y ago