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I grew up in a rural area as well but in my mind it is no different or possibly worse - farther distances meant biking was a necessity versus walking, zero bike
by voisin 3y ago
I grew up in a rural area as well but in my mind it is no different or possibly worse - farther distances meant biking was a necessity versus walking, zero bike infrastructure so I had to be commingled with vehicular traffic, and that traffic was going much faster than in a city due to the wide openness of the roads and no need to stop for far distances. I think it was far more dangerous.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- willcipriano 3y agoYet we biked everywhere and had no issues remaining mobile. Kids are more trusted to look after themselves in rural areas, adults are as well really.
- CalRobert 3y agoOf course, the kids who got killed by drivers aren't around to give their perspective.
- willcipriano 3y ago[flagged]
- Symbiote 3y agoI think you need to give the country, as the infrastructure in a rural area varies widely. In Britain every road is for cars, and in rural areas they can travel at 80km/h on them. There will be footpaths within a village, but not necessarily on the roads between villages. Cycling on footpaths is illegal, including for teenagers. Other countries (Netherlands, Denmark, probably more) can have roads only for use by residents or farmers plus cyclists/pedestrians (e.g. gates at each end), or roads with much lower speed limits, or guaranteed footpaths. I've visited but not lived in a rural area like this, so I'm not sure how well it works in practise.