Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work and nobody wants

Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by tiku on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:59AM (#25414294)

this is why you watch out for cyclist in the Netherlands, as it is always your "fault" as a driver if you hit a bicycle.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by tdons on Monday December 14, 2020 @02:10AM (#25414338)

You primarily watch out because you don't want to kill someone else.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by lmm on Monday December 14, 2020 @04:09AM (#25414912)

So are people in the Netherlands inherently much more caring than people in the US? Or do people, consciously or otherwise, actually care a lot more about monetary liability than causing the deaths of others?

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by tdons on Monday December 14, 2020 @12:19PM (#25420157)

I refuse to believe that people care more about the monetary and legal consequences of killing another person than the moral aspect.

Hypothesis: Dutch drivers are more careful around cyclists primarily because everyone rides a bicycle themselves. Knowing what it's like riding a bicycle in heavy traffic makes you a more careful driver.

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