Re:Things people blamed on bicycles
by AlecSchueler on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @05:57AM
(#32577197)
> the point is also that bikers should be in charge of their own safety, if a road is very narrow they are voluntarily endangering themselves for no reason
They really aren't endangering themselves, the city planners are endangering them.
In the Netherlands if there is a street or junction with too many accidents they consider it a design failure and redraw the whole thing, often to slow down cars, separate cyclists and to make cyclists more visible.
> people make a lot of excuses when confronted with something that they do not want to do.
So why do bikes outnumber people in the Netherlands but not in London? Why don't the Dutch make up excuses for not wanting to exercise.
Maybe exercise is actually enjoyable and healthy and the little in London would actually like to do it safely?
They really aren't endangering themselves, the city planners are endangering them.
In the Netherlands if there is a street or junction with too many accidents they consider it a design failure and redraw the whole thing, often to slow down cars, separate cyclists and to make cyclists more visible.
> people make a lot of excuses when confronted with something that they do not want to do.
So why do bikes outnumber people in the Netherlands but not in London? Why don't the Dutch make up excuses for not wanting to exercise.
Maybe exercise is actually enjoyable and healthy and the little in London would actually like to do it safely?