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Whoops, I shouldn't have been hyperbolic. I meant that the danger of a busy road comes from the cars, not that a bike becomes inherently more dangerous on a busy road. The fact that 84% of serious and fatal cyclist accidents also involve another vehicle is pretty strong evidence of the danger of cars, IMO.
> Most people don’t drive for convenience, but necessity.
The statement I responded to ("as a driver having to veer into oncoming traffic to avoid them is dangerous") asserts that a driver has no choice but to endanger themselves and others by entering the lane of oncoming traffic. My point is that a driver can also choose to slow down and pass the cyclist when the way is clear, but for their own convenience they choose to endanger their own life as well as other road users.
There's nothing inherently dangerous about choosing to ride a bicycle. It becomes dangerous to ride a bicycle when operators of ~4000lb machines choose to not operate them safely around others.
> as a driver having to veer into oncoming traffic to avoid them is dangerous
I'm fairly certain a driver also put the lives of everyone on the road at a higher priority than their own convenience. They aren't forced to "veer".
e: cmd+shift+e assumes a Mac. Not sure what other systems use.
The current plan calls for a 3 mile out-and-back that barely gets out past downtown and serves a tiny percentage of the population[1]
http://detroitography.com/2014/12/05/map-will-the-m1-rail-st...