>From a recent Economist: ..consider the Dutch approach to *bicycles*. Dollops of funding on bike-friendly infrastructure makes pedalling safer in the Netherlands. So does an inventive rule, codified in 1994: in a collision between a car and a cyclist, motorists are assumed to be at fault unless they can prove otherwise. Only truly reckless cyclists are made to share the blame. Dutch drivers thus treat bike-riders as if they were carrying an infectious disease, giving them the required wide berth. Better yet, whereas motorists in other countries furiously object to new cycle lanes, Dutch ones welcome them, since segregating two-wheelers reduces the chance of a costly accident. Rates of cycling in the Netherlands have increased sharply—and deaths-per-mile-pedalled have plummeted.
On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 5:06 PM John Mendelson <[email protected]> wrote: > So while road design definitely plays a part in this 10+ year terrible > trend, speed and vehicle design are also to blame. Two mainstream media > outlets weigh in: > > Fast Company: Should We Ban SUVs? > <https://www.fastcompany.com/90420280/should-we-ban-suvs> > > Vox: A Driver Killed Her Daughter. She Won't Let the World Forget > <https://www.vox.com/23462548/allison-hart-pedestrian-deaths-suvs-deadliest-roads> > > > John > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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