How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations

Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by monodeldiablo on Thursday February 02, 2017 @01:05PM (#13552816)

What a strange double standard. Presuming your anecdote is true (and statistically, it isn't), your greatest risk is minor injury if hit by a cyclist, while that's the best possible outcome from an interaction with a car.

And no, cyclists don't often ride between lines of cars. Some cyclists do that. Just like some drivers are reckless jerks.

Every group has bad actors. I'd even wager both groups -- cyclists and drivers -- have the same percentage of morons.

You seem to be claiming that all cyclists have to be saints "for the setup to work", which is bizarre. The rules in most cities in the US clearly prioritize cars over people. As plenty of other cities around the world have demonstrated, changing those priorities changes behavior.

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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by redditmigrant on Thursday February 02, 2017 @01:30PM (#13553071)

In SF, I see cyclists jumping traffic lights, ignoring STOP signs, not giving right of way to pedestrians in the cross walk etc. etc.. In my anecdotal experience I see more cyclists breaking traffic laws everyday than cars. I havent felt the same way in other American or European cities, so its possible this is an SF only thing.

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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations by cparker15 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @02:45PM (#13553857)

From my experience, it's all too common in Boston, too. Zero regard for traffic signs, lights, or pedestrian activity. It's usually the couriers that ride unsafely.

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