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I’m a cyclist and disagree, given most urban bike vs car crashes happen way below 30 mph changing the speed limit won’t make a difference. What would make a di
by simonbarker87 3y ago
I’m a cyclist and disagree, given most urban bike vs car crashes happen way below 30 mph changing the speed limit won’t make a difference.
What would make a difference is teaching people to cycle on the road confidently and correctly (eg taking the full lane when required) and also adding a cycling component to learning to drive to give drivers more empathy for cyclists.
Both of these are too big to tackle so instead the solution is to blame speed and treat people like children.
- bogle 3y agoI agree with your points except that reducing speeds by even an average of 1mph does appear to reduce both collisions and the severity of those accidents by about 5%. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/32217/evaluation-of-the-20mph-speed-limit-roll-out-three-years-post-implementation https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/32217/evaluation...