Electric cars 'will not solve transport problem,' report warns

Re:Electric cars 'will not solve transport problem,' report ... by harg on Friday July 05, 2019 @04:30AM (#20360813)

That's simply not true. Cycling in many European countries is no more dangerous than being an occupant in a motor vehicle and a significant proportion of cyclist injuries and deaths are caused by motor vehicles.

Proper cycling and walking infrastructure combined with a reduction of car usage in cities makes cycling an extremely safe activity. In addition the extra health benefits from physical exercise more than offsets any increase in risk from a collision at a societal level.

As for cyling not being usable in many weather conditions - perhaps in extreme winters, but in London there're very few days in the year, if any, that I can't happily ride the 22km round trip to work and back.

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Re:Electric cars 'will not solve transport problem,' report ... by jbob2000 on Friday July 05, 2019 @08:45AM (#20362091)

You don't need to die to injure yourself on a bike. I've hit ruts in the road and scraped my knee and torn pants. I've slipped my foot off the pedal and wacked my shin, cut my hand putting a chain back on the derailer, and nutted myself on the seat by hopping a curb.

Contrast that to the fact that I've never been injured in a car, even though I've been in a few accidents.

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