> if you are extra careful at road > crossings the > pedestrian ways are probably safe.
it just slows you done - you have to take extra care and you have to give way to cars and pedestrians when you wouldn't have to if you were on the road. Also, drivers don't generally take extra care, and they don't really notice segregated bike lanes because their attention is on the road. In London we have a lot of bus lanes, which cyclists can use, and they are a joy because cars tend to stay out of them (£80- fine) and you can cycle around really quickly. When I was a child we all had lessons about how to ride bikes in traffic and we started cycling in traffic from the age of about 7-10. It was unthinkable (and illegal) to ride on the pavement after a certain age - that was where toddlers rode their trikes. Even now I feel guilty if I read on a legal shared path, and only do it if the convenience for me is overwhelming. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of graywolf > Sent: 05 May 2007 16:52 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - more bike stuff > > You, me, and the only guy who actually did a real study on > that seem to > be the only ones who understand that, Bob. The study, done for his > dissertation, showed that bike lanes were the most dangerous, and > pedestrian ways the next. Riding in traffic was the safest, > if the rider > obeyed the traffic laws. Oh yes, this only concerned car/bike > accidents, > so my take on it is that if you are extra careful at road > crossings the > pedestrian ways are probably safe. My own way is to act like > a car when > riding in the road, and like a pedestrian when riding on > pedestrian ways > that way drivers know what to expect of me. > > -graywolf -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
