It would be helpful to have some examples from countries that had more opens-paces and rural settings…some place that looks more like us. I saw amazing infrastructure for bikes and pedestrians in Florence, but I would not thing to try and translate those initiative to Lincoln…maybe some more of the most densely developed urban areas of the US, but most of the US could not implement these techniques.
Where are there some applicable examples? Sara ------ Sara Mattes > On Dec 6, 2022, at 5:29 PM, Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] > <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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. >> > -- > 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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