Madison, WI.
> On Dec 6, 2022, at 6:17 PM, Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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/ >> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >> <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. >> > > -- > 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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