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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But this dangerous environment is a product of car centric design, don’t you think? They are on sidewalks because cars frequently kill them on roads. There is low visibility at corners because of parked cars blocking sight lines.
Yes, cyclists and pedestrians alike are at great risk from reckless drivers. But no, cars don't excuse a cyclist who speeds down a sidewalk where a Starbucks is blocking visibility for perpendicular traffic, or a road cyclist who runs a red and plows through the crosswalk.