Originally Posted by
Roody
It's still the cars that are dangerous. You could put a moron driver like this on a bike. He would still run red lights and crash into other vehicles, but he wouldn't do nearly the amount of damage if he didn't have 3 tons of steel to use as a weapon.
My partner is 230lbs. His bike is a good 45lbs. And he's usually going a good 15-20mph, which is enough to outrun a city bus 'round here. That's enough mass and velocity to kill a pedestrian. Every spring, I have to remind him that trying to ride down the idiot college students sauntering lazily through the beautiful sunny streets is a Bad Plan. He then mutters bitterly about they should have their spring taken away if it's going to drive them mad.
A car definitely can do more damage with less effort. But that doesn't mean we can't do any.