On Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 2:16:08 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 3:51:29 PM UTC-4, jbeattie wrote:

Whether cycling is dangerous depends on your environment.

Of course. The same can be said of walking, driving,
swimming, etc. Yet nobody calls for helmets for all
walkers or drivers. Nobody calls for water wings for
all swimmers, even though it's per-hour fatality rate
dwarfs that of cycling.

With the crazy mix of transportation modes around here, I'm surprised more people aren't getting injured, e.g. https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikeportland/13999793819 Yes, as a cyclist, you're supposed to ride up that cut into a bunch of people waiting to get on a street car. The morning ride is a scrum through the south waterfront.

And the motivation for such hideous segregated bike
facilities? The motivation is the false idea that
riding on normal roads is terribly dangerous.

- Frank Krygowski