US roadsways, driving laws, driver education, and even drivers' habits are all based around cars interacting with cars. A quick glance that will catch a car-sized object will miss a cyclist. A collision that would be a fender-bender will do far more damage to a cyclist.
I honestly don't know what would possess people to ride a bicycle on a busy street, bike lane or no.
I honestly don't know what would possess people to ride a bicycle on a busy street, bike lane or no.
Quality of life -- I do it so that I don't have to deal with the anger, frustration, and sunk time and money that seems to be inherent in driving (and owning) a car.
US roadsways, driving laws, driver education, and even drivers' habits are all based around cars interacting with cars. A quick glance that will catch a car-sized object will miss a cyclist. A collision that would be a fender-bender will do far more damage to a cyclist.
Those are all facts, but not necessarily a condemnation of peoples' choice to ride a bicycle. One could just as easily see it as a critique of our car-centric culture.
I honestly don't know what would possess people to ride a bicycle on a busy street, bike lane or no.