We have actual numbers on car vs bike caused deaths/injuries, and they're different by about four orders of magnitude. So this is absolutely an issue of your irrational fears - like schools that run active shooter drills, the solution here is for you to get over it.
I'm often a pedestrian, and I gotta say: yes, a distracted or aggressive driver can kill ya, but it seems to me that a distracted or aggressive cyclist can still fuck you up pretty badly, and as a percentage by vehicle type I'm noticing a lot more of the latter lately
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I would also not like to be maimed, though? Christ, y'all are sociopaths.
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Can you actually read or
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Because there is no infrastructure for cyclists, they are forced into urban design that heavily favors cars, which are FAR more dangerous. If they had dedicated rights of way you wouldn't have that problem.
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Agree 100%, and I'm extremely supportive of better bike infrastructure, but this doesn't justify cruising through crosswalks on a red light or speeding around on urban sidewalks, esp. where there's low visibility at corners. This really is entitled behavior.
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I'm experiencing a lot more behavior of this flavor and I'm not going to dismiss it just because someone is coming at me with a crowbar on wheels rather than a wrecking ball
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a lot more people die or are severely injured from getting hit by cars than from getting hit by bicycles
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if you're goal is minimizing death and injury it makes more sense to focus on cars
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