Hank LayfieldFeb 4, 2023
MobilityMaine
“ In one study, male bicyclists were shown to have proceeded straight at an intersection while the light was still red to get ahead of the traffic. Female bicyclists waited for the light to turn green. Turning truck drivers, proceeding on the same green, killed the law-abiding and careful female bicyclists.” https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/01/is-cycling-safe-in-many-cases-the-answer-is-no/ #WomenWantToBikeToo #bike4fun #bikesafety #BikeTooter
Is cycling safe? In many cases, the answer is no.

Researcher Anne Lusk explains the risks bicyclists face and how we can mitigate them.

Harvard Gazette
Feb 3, 2023 at 10:47pmWeb
Show threaddr2chaseFeb 4, 2023
@MobilityMaine
Just because the turning truck will kill you is no reason to break traffic laws.
Show threadbrett danversFeb 4, 2023

@dr2chase @MobilityMaine

Just because you can type, doesn't mean you should.

Show threaddr2chaseFeb 4, 2023
@Digger_71 @MobilityMaine Was I supposed to add a snark tag?
Show threadMobilityMaineFeb 4, 2023
@dr2chase @Digger_71 I was about to write: “I bet Dr2 has a fabulous sarcasm voice that he uses in live conversation!” 😁
Show threadbrett danversFeb 4, 2023
@dr2chase @MobilityMaine sorry, yes, I usually hear it.
Show threadrandom thoughtsFeb 4, 2023
@MobilityMaine
Most depressing thing I've read today so far. :,(
Show threadMobilityMaineFeb 4, 2023
@hittitezombie Sorry about bringing you down. The upside of reading it for me is that I now have a handy & quick response when people say, “See, look at that bicyclist go right through a red light!”
Show thread🇳𝗮ꜟ𝖼𝘩Feb 4, 2023
@MobilityMaine This is the main reason for advanced stop boxes for cyclists. With cars getting bigger all the time, this is a problem that's going to get worse.
Show threadMobilityMaineFeb 4, 2023
@Naich I have to admit I had never heard of “advanced stop boxes” until a few weeks ago! I haven’t seen any in person here in New England, but I saw one on a video about cycling in London. It’s the kind of brilliant that makes one wonder why it hasn’t existed for a century.
Show threadHank LayfieldFeb 4, 2023

@MobilityMaine if bike riders were required to be licensed and taxed, this would solve the problem.

/sarcasm

Show threadBenjamin RossFeb 4, 2023
@MobilityMaine This is in the news twice today. @OlivierRazemon links to an article in Le Monde. about a study that found same thing in Paris. https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2023/02/04/que-peut-on-dire-de-la-hausse-inquietante-des-morts-de-cyclistes_6160557_4355770.html Link to origiinal source: https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/04/24/comment-sont-tues-les-cyclistes-a-paris_1722899/?redirected=1
Que peut-on dire de la « hausse inquiétante » des morts de cyclistes ?

DERRIÈRE LE CHIFFRE. L’annonce de la hausse de 30 % des morts à vélo en 2022 a choqué alors que les mobilités douces sont en plein essor. Contrairement à une idée reçue, ce ne sont pas les trajets urbains qui sont les plus concernés.

Le Monde