Originally Posted by pacificslim
the "safety" issue is really, really, really low down on the list of reasons that people don't ride bikes.
Really? surely you jest or are making that up!
Originally Posted by the four types of bicyclist, Roger Geller
Survey after survey and poll after poll has found again and again that the number one reason people do not ride bicycles is because they are afraid to be in the roadway on a bicycle. They are generally not afraid of other cyclists, or pedestrians, or of injuring themselves in a bicycle-only crash. When they say they are “afraid” it is a fear of
people driving automobiles. This has been documented and reported in transportation literature from studies, surveys and conversations across the US, Canada, and Europe.
are you so sure, pacifcaslim? seems safety concerns are the number one reason there's not greater uptake in cycling.
like I said on page one of this thread, best practice design for bicyclists cannot lose sight of the design bicyclist, how roads are enhanced for bicycling, which ones and for whom.