Re:S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are...
by yayitswei on Saturday July 15, 2023 @03:42AM
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This could be expected if the ratio of bikes to cars is much higher than in other places.
Re:S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are...
by Tade0 on Saturday July 15, 2023 @04:59AM
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It's a recent phenomenon - there were many bikes before and no such issues.
What's worrying is that fatalities are higher despite bicycles not being a large part of the modal split:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/449436/netherlands-modal...
The few local accounts that I gathered point to older people using e-bikes (or even so-called fast bikes) and going too fast compared to their situational awareness.
It's the same problem as with elderly drivers, just more pronounced because bicycles give little to no protection.
https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2023/16/more-traffic-deaths-in...
More than half of those deaths are people over the age of 75.
Close to 85% - the 50+ cohort(so including the previously mentioned group).
The Netherlands treats road safety seriously and spent decades prioritizing bicycles, yet this is happening.