• morto@piefed.social
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    7 months ago

    Car drivers love to criticize cyclists, but they don’t realize they’re the real aggressors in traffic. They both do most of the bad behaviors, and have the greater damage potential

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      7 months ago

      Also, their existence necessitates the use of traffic lights/roundabouts at every intersection. Bikes don’t need that kind of infrastructure.

      Video from BicycleDutch. Mind you, the video is now 8 years old, and the the traffic just got more.

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        3 days ago

        In high traffic bicycle lanes they do, Amsterdam has tons of bicycle vs pedestrian crossings with lights, no cars involved.

        And if you film at rush hour in the Netherlands you will find them.