▲ 230 ▼ Someone gets killed by a car, so they restrict e-bikes. (www.centraloregondaily.com) submitted 2 years ago by hanke@feddit.nu to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13118199 (Title shamelessly stolen from this comment in the crossposted !micromobility thread.)
[–] baru@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You're ignoring that the cyclist is being blamed instead of any other thing. Say like the terrible infrastructure for starters. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not ignoring anything. I'm saying that on top of needing improved infrastructure and road laws, more cyclists need to be aware of the fact that they're pretty much a floppy bag of skin and bones which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph. Agreed. So let's lower the speed limit to 20mph at the absolute maximum in cities, and add traffic calming measures so that cars more easily stick to that limit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reassure6869@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You want 25 mph for 70 miles of road in some places, not reasonable given how the US has built itself. Places that can achieve this (dt San Francisco, dt Boston,dt Oakland, dt New York) already do this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cornucopiaofplenty@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not ignoring anything. I'm saying that on top of needing improved infrastructure and road laws, more cyclists need to be aware of the fact that they're pretty much a floppy bag of skin and bones which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph. Agreed. So let's lower the speed limit to 20mph at the absolute maximum in cities, and add traffic calming measures so that cars more easily stick to that limit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reassure6869@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You want 25 mph for 70 miles of road in some places, not reasonable given how the US has built itself. Places that can achieve this (dt San Francisco, dt Boston,dt Oakland, dt New York) already do this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph. Agreed. So let's lower the speed limit to 20mph at the absolute maximum in cities, and add traffic calming measures so that cars more easily stick to that limit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reassure6869@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You want 25 mph for 70 miles of road in some places, not reasonable given how the US has built itself. Places that can achieve this (dt San Francisco, dt Boston,dt Oakland, dt New York) already do this. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reassure6869@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago You want 25 mph for 70 miles of road in some places, not reasonable given how the US has built itself. Places that can achieve this (dt San Francisco, dt Boston,dt Oakland, dt New York) already do this. permalink fedilink source parent