I vote for those who want to limit cars in the city and build protected bike lanes.
"I vote for one thing, but that won't stop me from victim-blaming and maintaining the status quo."
You know what's way cheaper than building bike lanes and the public transit necessary for private car restrictions? Better testing of drivers, regular re-testing and ongoing education, and severely punishing drivers who kill cyclists and pedestrians through negligence or malice. As it stands, you're virtually guaranteed to get away with murder so long as you do it in a car.
There's an epidemic of idiots who barely know how to control their multi-ton vehicle on a good day.
But hey, thoughts and prayers, and malice in your comments, right?
> If a lot of people have to die in order to eventually get us cycling lanes, so be it
> The problem here is that if people stop biking until it becomes safer, then city planners and elected officials will say "why do we need to spend millions to install biking infrastructure (and disrupt car infrastructure), nobody is out biking!"
> it will just cause the cyclists to remove themselves from traffic after which there is even less of a reason to do something about it
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"I vote for one thing, but that won't stop me from victim-blaming and maintaining the status quo."
You know what's way cheaper than building bike lanes and the public transit necessary for private car restrictions? Better testing of drivers, regular re-testing and ongoing education, and severely punishing drivers who kill cyclists and pedestrians through negligence or malice. As it stands, you're virtually guaranteed to get away with murder so long as you do it in a car.
There's an epidemic of idiots who barely know how to control their multi-ton vehicle on a good day.
But hey, thoughts and prayers, and malice in your comments, right?