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Re:London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zo... by gwervc on Monday September 23, 2024 @06:24AM (#41624436)
Living in European cities with multimodal transportations, what I fear the most are cyclists. Cars drive on very clearly delimited space, respect the driving code quite properly and are visible and audible from far away.

Bicycles on the other hands drive fast, both on road and pedestrian ways with a sense of entitlement that they somehow have priority over pedestrians. They are also harder to spot. My worst fear when walking in the city are those Uber Eats guys riding huge electrical bike and going as fast as possible. An impact with that is a sure way to hospital if not worse.

Re:London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zo... by WalterBright on Monday September 23, 2024 @06:32AM (#41624495)
As a pedestrian, I had several near collisions with cyclists in London.
Re:London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zo... by foldr on Monday September 23, 2024 @06:43AM (#41624552)
I find cyclists in London annoying too, but the vast majority of serious injuries to pedestrians are caused by cars.

As proof, I cite this amusingly stupid 2024 Daily Mail article which notes that "more than 30 pedestrians have been killed by cyclists over the past decade".

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13396307/The-rise-d...

Re:London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zo... by guappa on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @04:59AM (#41634566)
How many are permanently disabled?
Re:London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zo... by foldr on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @05:17AM (#41634670)
In comparison to the number of people permanently disabled by being hit by cars? Very few.
Re:London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zo... by guappa on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @04:58AM (#41634561)
Let's not forget that bikes also usually have an electric engine, and sometimes even snow tires. So they are neither slow nor light.