Everyone against increased road safety features (like separated bike lanes) should have to do what I did on Sunday night:

Sit in an ER for hours next to a scooter rider in severe pain because they were run into by a car hard enough to flip them onto the hood of the car, as the doctor explained that they really needed to wear this neck brace despite the pain it caused because he was afraid that they might become paralyzed otherwise.

Might change some minds.

@crschmidt Jesus. Glad you’re on the mend.
@s_bosbach I was lucky to just be in the ER as a partner to my wife (who ended up with acute symptoms that were thankfully non-urgent to treat after review, though she's got followups scheduled now); but even more lucky to not be involved in any way in what seemed like a terrible accident that did a really bad number on the person in question.
@crschmidt Ah got it. Sorry to hear it. Hope all goes well with her followups.