Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities

Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by adrianN on Friday September 14, 2018 @11:38AM (#17988015)

Except for the warm clothes the same is true for cars. Snow must be cleared, you need special tires, you shouldn't drive during a blizzard. It's just that you've normalized those things when it comes to cars.

When the snow is cleared you are generally fine with normal tires on bikes btw, because you can just go a little slower.

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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by weberc2 on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:37PM (#17988665)

Also you don't need special tires. As the name implies, all-weather tires work just fine. And I can make it through quite a lot more snow in my car than on my bike (the converse is that it's a lot easier to unstick a bike than a car!). Also the risk of commuting in the winter is a lot greater for cyclists than motorists (i.e., if a car loses control and hits you).

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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by skh on Friday September 14, 2018 @11:55AM (#17988231)

I live in Minnesota which is a cold weather state. We get lots of snow and winters last a long time. I’m not from Minnesota but have lived here for 18 years. I have never changed tires on my car. I will never bike in the winter time. Too many chances to slip in winter while biking. Pockets of ice, areas that aren’t cleared well, etc.

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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by kevin_thibedeau on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:14PM (#17988433)

Studded tires make riding on slippery roads a non issue. The risk is from drivers sliding into you.

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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by village-idiot on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:37PM (#17988664)

Proper biking infrastructure would reduce this risk in all weather.

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