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For me, most of the reason it's not pleasant or safe to do in the PNW is due to cars. I stop biking around when DST kicks in and causes most of my riding needs
by kennywinker 4y ago
For me, most of the reason it's not pleasant or safe to do in the PNW is due to cars. I stop biking around when DST kicks in and causes most of my riding needs to happen after dark, because it's just a little more likely some pickup truck will not see me despite my flashing lights and reflectors. Some journeys I'll still do, because there's good bike infrastructure - but general biking after late october is more risk than I want to take on.
- RajT88 4y agoYeah, evolving the culture of drivers is harder than putting in bike infrastructure. Painting bike lanes is cheap and effective, but not foolproof. You have to change how people drive, and it seems like the wealthier the suburb, the more careless drivers are (driving fast, blowing lights/signs, not yielding the right of way).
- rcMgD2BwE72F 4y agoYou must separated paths for bikes and cars. We did that in Paris in the past few years and bike usage has exploded. It simply becomes safe (and pleasant) to ride a bike and people tends to follow others when society make a reasonable choice (favor bikes over cars). And it was/is not easy to make space for bike in such a dense city.
- RajT88 4y agoIndeed, and in the US when it comes to making changes to urban areas for bikes, the prevailing attitude is something along the lines of je suis fatigué.