Monsters of the Road: What Should the UK Do About SUVs?

Re:Monsters of the Road: What Should the UK Do About SUVs? by azherebtsov on Sunday November 05, 2023 @10:02AM (#38151696)

I really think that cargo bikes should be banned forever as a huge threat for kids inside. I feel like this is invented for those who takes caring of environment as a religion and ready to sacrifice own kids for it. One could say that the danger for them is mainly from cars but you can say so about public transport. I.e bus or tram is dangerous for cargo bike occupants.

I really do not get this when I see cargo bike with two kids inside, two kids bikes hanging on the sides and bags of groceries pulled by one cyclists. What is the point? Prove that you are strong enough?

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Re:Monsters of the Road: What Should the UK Do About SUVs? by matsemann on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:16PM (#38153855)

I follow all bicycle related accidents and deaths in my country (as a board member of our bike association), and I've never heard of any serious accidents related to this. It's a non-issue. And as you're saying, the main danger is cars. So having more people bike their kids around is safer for everybody, if they were to stop biking like that it would just be yet another dangerous car on the road.

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Re:Monsters of the Road: What Should the UK Do About SUVs? by azherebtsov on Sunday November 05, 2023 @01:32PM (#38154060)

Well, it awesome and great that you live in such a safe place. That does not change the fact that this type of transport is not safe for occupants.

And cars are not always the cause https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-bike-accident...

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