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> Cycling is cheap, often faster than driving (in my city), healthy, less noisy, creates vastly less pollution, less dangerous to pedastrians... As a pedestria
by JackFr 4y ago
> Cycling is cheap, often faster than driving (in my city), healthy, less noisy, creates vastly less pollution, less dangerous to pedastrians...
As a pedestrian in Manhattan I am in much more danger from cyclists that from cars, trucks and buses. Literally every single day I will see a dozen cyclists run red lights, go the wrong way down one way streets and ride on crowded sidewalks. While bicycles are much lighter and don't move as fast as cars, they pose a greater danger to me than cars because a very large number of cyclists in Manhattan simply do not subscribe to any rules of the road.
- kiwih 4y agoIn terms of "much more danger from cyclists", the statistics would thoroughly disagree with you [0]. [0] https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-pedestrian-fatalities-by-bike-motor-vehicle.pdf https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-pedestria...
- DontGiveTwoFlux 4y agoDrivers killed about 200 times as many people as bicyclists over a 15 year period. You are misplacing your fears. https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-pedestrian-fatalities-by-bike-motor-vehicle.pdf https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-pedestria...
- JackFr 4y agoWell, yes and no. - I care about injuries other than just fatalities - Non-fatal injuries due to being hit by cyclists are underreported - Those statistics are for all of NYC - the pedestrian experience in much of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, and all of Staten Island is similar to the pedestrian experience in suburbs - and I'd agree there my danger is greater from cars. - Those statistics pre-date the dramatic rise of e-bikes on the streets of Manhattan
- pastage 4y agoThere are research on how many accidents are reported and at least in Sweden most accidents that require hospital visits are reported correctly. (and they mimick what is said in other countries). Streets with bicycle paths are a safer for pedestrians, I think there is research from NYC/Brooklyn comparing streets before and after bike paths.