Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic...
by johnnyanmac on Thursday November 07, 2024 @09:09PM
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Even with cars we have a saying: "graves are filled with people who had the right of way". Physics doesn't care about whose to blame.
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Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic...
by pornel on Thursday November 07, 2024 @09:35PM
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It's not about blame. It's about recognizing the need for safe infrastructure: physically separated bike paths, not painted gutters. Physics does care about the difference between crossing a painted line vs hitting a bollard.
Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic...
by Dylan16807 on Thursday November 07, 2024 @09:46PM
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And trying to pivot a conversation like that often gets... blank looks.
No need for people to find the info unknown or confusing.
Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic...
by Xylakant on Friday November 08, 2024 @02:33AM
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“If it doesn’t damage the car, it’s not safe bike infrastructure.” someone said, and they’re right.
Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic...
by kube-system on Friday November 08, 2024 @11:35AM
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Dedicated bike lanes almost always share the same risks as the incident in the OP: the intersections are still shared. And sometimes driver behavior is even worse when dedicated bike lanes exist at intersections, because drivers turning right forget they are sharing the intersection with bikes proceeding straight-through from a lane on their right.