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Bikes are not dangerous in places with good infrastructure. Why would you think that? Statistics in countries like Sweden are quite good. Biking is safe. Where
by paddim8 3y ago
Bikes are not dangerous in places with good infrastructure. Why would you think that? Statistics in countries like Sweden are quite good. Biking is safe. Where I live, I'm nowhere near cars most of the time even.
- paddim8 3y agoFurther more, it's completely normal for kids to bike. And if they're too young (<5 years old normally), it's completely normal for parents to have a seat on the bike for the kid. It's statistically safe.
- slashdev 3y agoI’ve never seen a city where you can stay in safe areas, not even in cities I’ve visited in Europe. Unless you’re very limited in where you go, you usually end up sharing the road with cars at some point, and that’s quite dangerous. Even if it’s just crossing an intersection from a bike lane. I almost got erased challenging a left turning car to a yellow light in Vancouver (I don’t remember if he indicated or not). After that I learned that yellow should mean stop for bikes. I don’t want “he had the right of way” to be my epitaph on my tombstone.
- alistairSH 3y agoEven in shared areas, bikes and pedestrians can be prioritized. Continuous sidewalks (at sidewalk grade) give the mental impression the road is crossing the sidewalk (instead of the other way around in the US). Plus, cycling is normalized - drivers are cyclists and more aware of the damage they can do by texting or driving dangerously.
- paddim8 3y agoWhere I live cyclists rarely need to share the road with cars. Sidewalks are a bit wider so that cyclists can use half and pedestrians the other half. Almost all sidewalks I have seen here are shared pedestrian/cyclist ones.