Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Infrastructure need to be safer . CPH and AMS they did that.
Rip up the parking and move the cars by the traffic and the bikes nearer to the sidewalks ,
and make the curbs more like ramps so you dont crash when you touch your wheel against them
This is kind of off topic, but a brilliant suggestion. I will be forever haunted by the screamm of the rider in front of me when he touched the curb in the sprint of a Cat 3 bike race. My buddy went around the course again and described his injury. I have view curbs as serious road hazards to be avoided at all costs since then.
And to get back on topic; making those curbs a little more friendly make the right (in the US) edge of the road more friendly and inviting to those concerned with their own and their kids's safety. Of course it does have the drawback of making driving on the sidewalk much more attractive hence not a blessing for pedestrians.
Ben