A proactive approach to e-scooter safety

Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety by opportune on Thursday February 06, 2020 @11:06PM (#22263137)

As a pedestrian in San Francisco I have much worse experiences with cyclists than I do with cars, despite cars outnumbering cyclists, mostly because of cyclists running reds and taking shortcuts by getting on crosswalks and sidewalks.

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Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety by shuckles on Thursday February 06, 2020 @11:08PM (#22263149)

Unfortunately, the 25 pedestrians killed by cars every year in San Francisco are not here to share their anecdata.

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Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety by opportune on Thursday February 06, 2020 @11:11PM (#22263160)

Sure, a collision with a car is more likely to kill me than a collision with a bike, but I do think I am significantly more likely to be in a collision with a bicyclist than a car. Cars do not often drive up on the sidewalk or drive 4 inches away from you at 20mph on a crosswalk

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Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety by shuckles on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:37PM (#22270635)

Bicyclists also don’t routinely drive into buildings and destroy them. And this is all while working with a tenth of the public space we give cars!

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Re:A proactive approach to e-scooter safety by monksy on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:38PM (#22270646)

Same can be said in Chicago.

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