Re:Don’t make bicyclists more visible. Make drivers stop hit...
by Arnt on Thursday April 16, 2015 @03:40AM
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Aren't you confusing cause and effect?
The Dutch >50% rule was introduced after a randomish clump of accidents in which adults in cars survived and children on bicycles died. There were many mortal accidents year after year, a lot of Dutch felt that car drivers weren't behaving sympathetically, and that particularly gruesome clump of accidents drove public opinion far enough to pass the >50% law.
THEN the culture changed, AFTER the change in rules.
The Dutch >50% rule was introduced after a randomish clump of accidents in which adults in cars survived and children on bicycles died. There were many mortal accidents year after year, a lot of Dutch felt that car drivers weren't behaving sympathetically, and that particularly gruesome clump of accidents drove public opinion far enough to pass the >50% law.
THEN the culture changed, AFTER the change in rules.