Re:Ford Buying San Francisco-Area E-Scooter Startup Spin
by vkou on Thursday November 08, 2018 @05:45PM
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I find it preposterous when pedestrians expect bicycles and scooters to expose themselves to life-threatening dangers, by sharing a roadway with two-tonne motorized vehicles.
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Re:Ford Buying San Francisco-Area E-Scooter Startup Spin
by Hippocrates on Friday November 09, 2018 @01:04PM
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You are 100% right. As a biker I would prefer to be on the sidewalk. It's safer and less scary. As a pedestrian, I prefer bikers stay off the sidewalk. It's safer and less scary.
But when you consider the big picture, I think it's obvious that cars kill cyclists and pedestrians in the street much, MUCH more often that bikes kill pedestrians on the sidewalk.