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>"People assume a "bike" is safe" Bike is not safe. And it is not even about being hit by the car. Cyclists often fall and often it results in broken bones etc
by FpUser 4y ago
>"People assume a "bike" is safe"
Bike is not safe. And it is not even about being hit by the car. Cyclists often fall and often it results in broken bones etc.
- enneff 4y agoIf you look at cities where bikes are well integrated then they are way safer than cars.
- sooheon 4y agoSafety is proportional to skilled and educated riders & drivers.
- enneff 4y agoRoad design plays a huge role.
- bombcar 4y agoSafety is also more than just "number dead" or "number seriously injured" though that plays a part. Some of it is also "number of incidents that could have been serious" - people walking can bump into each other without any real risk of serious harm (though a mob/crowd crush is a real danger that has to be considered, for example), but many bicycle/pedestrian or bicycle/bicycle incidents have the risk of serious harm. And "depend on people to do the right thing at the right time with the right skill" should be the absolute LAST fallback - only used when there is no other reasonable option.