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Why is driving a 2 ton car safer in icy conditions than riding a 20lb bicycle? And the disability thing: there are a wide variety of disabilities. 76% of disab
by the_gastropod 4y ago
Why is driving a 2 ton car safer in icy conditions than riding a 20lb bicycle?
And the disability thing: there are a wide variety of disabilities. 76% of disabled people are able to ride a bicycle [1]. Only 60% of disabled people are able to drive a car [2].
[1] https://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycling-action-plan-large-print-version.pdf https://content.tfl.gov.uk/cycling-action-plan-large-print-v...
[2] https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/freedom_to_travel/data_analysis https://www.bts.gov/archive/publications/freedom_to_travel/d...
- recursive 4y agoIf a car slides a little in a corner, there's a good chance to correct it. If a bike slides a little in a corner (at least the front wheel) you are definitely going down.
- the_gastropod 4y agoWell, yea—the person inside the 2-ton steel cage is probably going to be fine. It's the nearby pedestrians, cyclists, houses, etc. whose safety I was interested in.