Originally Posted by
prathmann
With the previous spike in gas prices I only saw positive effects for cycling. Some increase in cycling, less aggression on the roads, and an immediate change in the mix of vehicles from big SUVs to smaller cars. The latter happened much too suddenly for it to reflect vehicle purchases - I presume it was from multi-car families choosing to use the more efficient car and leave the SUV in the driveway much of the time.
I saw exactly this. ^^
A few years earlier my city had a bus strike. For the two weeks the strike lasted I found the drivers were significantly less aggressive towards cyclists than I had ever experienced in this city. I think they thought we were only riding because the buses weren't running. When the strike ended, things got back to "normal" quickly.