Benjamin RossFeb 4, 2023
Very big implications to finding (2 studies, in London & Paris) that woman cyclists get killed more than men because they wait for signal to start across intersection.
This is surely true for pedestrians too, since geometry is the same.
Implies that using marked crosswalk & obeying signal is often more dangerous than violating law. 1/2
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/01/is-cycling-safe-in-many-cases-the-answer-is-no/
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
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
Show threadJason Petersen (he)Feb 4, 2023

@BenRossTransit well, no

It’s probably “the people who cross without signal check to make sure it’s safe. The people who trust in the system just look at the signal and get blindsided”

I’ve almost been flattened thrice at the exact same intersection, even waiting two, three seconds after a signal. I’ve learned I’m only safe if all cross lanes have cars stopped. An open lane is a runway.

Show threadDemian
@jason @BenRossTransit multi lane roads are especially dangerous. Should do road diets or other treatments to get rid of roads with more than 2 car lanes anywhere peds are.
Feb 4, 2023 at 5:48pmWeb
Show threadJason Petersen (he)Feb 4, 2023
@dgodon @BenRossTransit yeah thanks I’ll be sure to tell the two three lane speedways that abut my block and the five lane state highway one block further to get on it I had no clue
Show threadJason Petersen (he)Feb 4, 2023

@dgodon @BenRossTransit to be concrete, I’m discussing 13th, 14th, and Colfax Avenue, near City Park in Denver.

VERY pedestrian-friendly densities and zoning. The highest-throughout transit line in the entire state.

But I have come outside to sirens to find a racing Civic _on its roof_ because “three lanes and one way” means “I can go as fast as I want”.

Jaywalking mediates speeds, but so does “oncoming traffic with no divider”, and I think doing that would be real simple. Alas.