I think almost everyone misunderstood what you were getting at. To be fair, it was pretty confusing.
You’re saying “Cyclists are told to be on the road. Cyclists aren’t protected as well as drivers are. Why should bikes be on the road if that’s the case?”
To address your question pragmatically, because the next best option most of the time is to be on the sidewalk, and cyclists die more often per km cycled on the sidewalk than on the road.
I think almost everyone misunderstood what you were getting at. To be fair, it was pretty confusing.
You’re saying “Cyclists are told to be on the road. Cyclists aren’t protected as well as drivers are. Why should bikes be on the road if that’s the case?”
To address your question pragmatically, because the next best option most of the time is to be on the sidewalk, and cyclists die more often per km cycled on the sidewalk than on the road.
Really? That surprises me. Do you have a source for that?