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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by lozenge on Sunday October 24, 2021 @10:23AM (#28978178)
It's easy to stay on the right side of a curb as a pedestrian, compared to looking for floor markings, traffic signs etc.

As a cyclist, it's easy and essential to stay on the right side. Accidentally not noticing the curb will result in a crash or near one.

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by Someone on Sunday October 24, 2021 @01:08PM (#28979829)
Modern kerbs are sloped. Accidentally not noticing the kerb will not make you crash. (See the picture about ⅓ down on https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/goes-cycling-c...)

Research shows sloped or even leveled kerbs don’t seem to lead to problems (https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/ejtir/article/view/3254)

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