arexjay

I'm writing a paper on the benefits of bike riding vs. car driving. I was hoping you guys could direct me to some facts and/or websites outlining some facts and statistics regarding this issue. Thanks!

Doohickie

So... you're asking us to do research for you on a school project? That sounds like about one step short of plagiarism. Imagine a time when you couldn't just sit down at a computer and have others do your work for you.

Now live it.

MrCjolsen

We don't do facts and statistics. But we can give you lots of anecdotes.

xiamsammyx

I dont think he was asking you to write his paper for him. I am doing an almost identical paper and it calls for research to support your arguments, which essentially is plagerism. It is under the guise of support though so as long as its cited it makes it ok.
What he is doing is being lazy and not just searching for it himself.

arexjay

I don't mean to be a dick, but if you read carefully, I asked you to direct me to facts and/or websites. I didn't ask any of you for specific facts, and I'm not asking anybody to write my paper for me. I'm looking for a bike advocacy website or something of the like, somewhere I can find such facts. I've been looking around and have already found a couple online and human resources, I was just hoping that someone had some cool websites off the top of their head, and hopefully I hadn't run across them yet. Yeesh.

Marrock

"If you steal from one you are plagiarizing, If you steal from ten you are doing research, If you steal from one hundred you are an expert." --Delaney

Doohickie

Meh. So websites are valid research sources now, huh?

Marrock

You mean wikipedia isn't accurate?

Allister

They're as good as any, if you choose carefully. Not believing everything you read is an adage that predates the internet.

cudak888 

Depends on the instructor, and it depends on the site. Some might allow government sites as a reasonable citation source.

-Kurt

resipsa

I agree with your point, but only so far. Those sites that actually cite their sources are great for allowing people to quickly find the primary sources upon which they should be relying. Also, there are some sites which are good primary sources unto themselves, though they are pretty much limited to governmental bodies and universities.

40 Cent

So "meh" is a catchall interjection now, huh?

gmacdermid

What a depressing thread!

genec

Bike facts are hard to find, as there just is not much study done about cyclists. Transportation facts are available at the NHTSA... google it.

Some limited bike facts are available through https://www.bta4bikes.org/ (check cyclist resources)

Check this site for some older info... https://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/ links from that page to others might help you.

Good luck.

The Human Car

It seems to me there were more facts being published last year during the $3 a gallon spike then this year. What stands out in my mind was Bicycle Magazine's Bike Town summary last year where things like weight loss and depression were surveyed pre bike riding and post bike riding.

Anyway I try and collect articles and resource links on Baltimore Spokes, here is a resent link:
https://www.baltimorespokes.org/artic...81015154338976 search the site and you might be able to find more.

gmacdermid

Kudos to genec and the Human Car for their helpful posts.

BBnet3000

lolol so true

invisiblehand

Roburt Hurst maintains a helpful site as well ...

https://www.industrializedcyclist.com/lies.html

John Allen has some stuff too ...

https://www.bikexprt.com/research/index.htm

StrangeWill

Put this in your essay:
"So like, if you ride a car, you're a danger to everyone else, and most likely a lunatic trying to kill cyclists"

ukmtk

I have used many papers from this site to write my own papers.

Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)

Cyclaholic

a hard fact is good to find

djnzlab1

HI,
Most car owners hate seeing a bike rider on the road it means they need to slow down and allow a little space for the rider, some people are so mad they may almost brush the bike rider to teach them a lesson.
The facts are if a car hits a bike most likely the bike ridder is going to fall and have serious injuries.
I ve seen a car lightly brush a pedal on a bike tossing the rider into the air and breaking his back the driver of the car didn't even feel the hit and was notified by the police of the injury and leaving the scene.
So its a pretty scary thing when cars and bikes mix...
Doug

StrangeWill

Wikipedia is software, not a book, learn to use it.

Marrock

No thanks, I'd rather use reliable sources.

StrangeWill

There was this awesome concept called "sources cited", yeah, wikipedia has them, instant link to reliable sources.