It’s almost as if faster vehicles need to be kept away from vulnerable travellers… Hmmm…
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sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
When cyclists have to share space with pedestrians, it can be really scary when a fast bike passes you as a pedestrian. But the changes of actually being hit and hurt are really low, though it does happen anecdotally.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t think it’s that important to keep biikes away from pedestrians. They can usually coexist fine and fear doesn’t actually hurt anyone.
It’s way more important to keep cars far away from humans of all types.
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
As long as the path is suitable for it I would agree. Also depends on how many people use it.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
One other big difference is that bicyclists can become pedestrians temporarily (by walking their bike) and then go back to being different. Cars cannot do this.
This is built into a lot of the designs i see, where there might be a wide road/path which accommodates both pedestrians and cyclists, but then to cross a preexisting narrow bridge, a pedestrian access only gate can ask cyclists to dismount and walk across.
Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Imagine being a cyclist having to share space with 50kph faster, 2 ton machines. The chances to be hit are quite high and the chances of being hurt near 100%.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
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