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100% true for most people. I commuted by bicycle for decades and for me, I got used to it. But as time progressed and the number of autos, the size of these p
by jmclnx 4y ago
100% true for most people. I commuted by bicycle for decades and for me, I got used to it. But as time progressed and the number of autos, the size of these pickups and the road conditions, I can easily see why people are afraid. Also on the roads I commuted on, people started to drive much faster as time progressed. In 30mph (50kph) zones the ave speed now is around 50mph (80kph), back then people did not drive like that.
Another thing, when I was young, large trucks were not allowed to drive inside City Boundaries in my US State, plus they were not allowed on the roads on Sundays. But that ended when Regean forced my State to de-regulate their Trucking Regulations in the 80s.
So yes, I can see why people are afraid now.
But one positive, now-a-days I do not get bottles or cans thrown at me and dogs are much more friendly :)
- PaulHoule 4y agoThis book http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2014/01/foresters-effective-cycling.html http://bikeretrogrouch.blogspot.com/2014/01/foresters-effect... quoted accident statistics from the 1970s where it seemed every scenario other than the “cyclist gets hit from behind by a driver out of ignorance or malice” such as “cyclist hit dog”, “cyclist hit parked car” (my worst cycling accident of all time), “cyclist hit cyclist” (I still think cops oughta arrest cyclist for rising in peloton), “cyclist got hit by driver in intersection because the bike lane had no visibility where it crossed the road” killed more cyclists. Newer accidents statistics seem to show the “hit from behind” accidents happen more than previously indicated, particularly in the American South.