@jaykrown@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days agoIf cyclists are meant to "share the road" then why aren't they held to the same safety standards as cars?message-square34fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIf cyclists are meant to "share the road" then why aren't they held to the same safety standards as cars?@jaykrown@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)linkfedilinkEnglish1•14 days agoTo 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.
minus-square@otp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•14 days ago 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?
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?