
It's not just the Spandex Shanes and the other WABA advocates who are hopping mad. The smart growth lobby (Ward 3 Vision, Cleveland Park Smart Growth, etc) are also mighty upset on "X." Ditto their allies that they recruited and elected to the ANCs. In the past Bowser often has taken their side, but perhaps now she finds the urgent need to support actual, struggling local businesses in DC more compelling than the GGW echo chamber and their vibrant urbanist vision to remake Ward 3. |
Then why not push for proper headlight rules and traffic enforcement? If those are the issues then this plan was the least effective way possible to do anything. |
TL;DR: Everything is always drivers' fault, and cyclists shouldn't have to do anything, ever, that they don't want to do. |
Or you could just wear a reflective vest? |
You mean like stop for red lights, obey other DC traffic laws, and not harass pedestrians on the sidewalks?! |
Then reinstating traffic enforcement would seem to be the obvious solution. Instead traffic rules for bicyclists were eliminated. It has never been about safety. |
Many cyclists do, are you saying pedestrians should as well? Parked cars, trees, bus shelters, and even buildings should probably also be included because cars crash into those on the regular as well. |
You sound very immature. Wear a vest, don't wear a vest. We don't care. We also don't care if you get run over by a SUV that never saw you because you refused to put a halfway decent light on your bike. |
DP. I've only ever been hit by a car on my bike during daylight (and I was in a bike lane at the time), and I do wear a vest and have good lights. So forgive me if I think "oh, we can't have any safer bike infrastructure because some cyclists don't wear the right stuff" is a bit of a red herring. |
More like it’s about entitlement. |
In essence, yes. People are choosing larger vehicles, with worse visibility, hitting more pedestrians then blaming the pedestrians. https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-vertical-front-ends-pose-greater-risk-to-pedestrians "Whatever their nose shape, pickups, SUVs and vans with a hood height greater than 40 inches are about 45 percent more likely to cause fatalities in pedestrian crashes than cars and other vehicles with a hood height of 30 inches or less and a sloping profile" "Pedestrian crash deaths have risen 80 percent since hitting their low in 2009. Nearly 7,400 walkers — more than 20 people a day — lost their lives in 2021 after being struck by a vehicle. While speeding and poorly designed infrastructure have helped fuel the increase, many safety advocates have also drawn a connection to the growing portion of the U.S. vehicle fleet made up of pickups and SUVs. Over the past 30 years, the average U.S. passenger vehicle has gotten about 4 inches wider, 10 inches longer, 8 inches taller and 1,000 pounds heavier. Many vehicles are more than 40 inches tall at the leading edge of the hood. On some large pickups, the hoods are almost at eye level for many adults." |
Seriously. This thread is such a toxic floating flaming dumpster fire. |
This is a theme with them. You know they fight proposals to require them to wear helmets? My favorite though is they say the roads are incredibly dangerous but also say it's no problem if they want to put their three year old on a bike. |
Beau don’t know how to keep us safe. He voted to “reimagine policing in the District” and pause MPDs budget. Thanks Cleveland Park. |
This Bike Lobby? The group with two black guys, three women, one older dude and one younger dude? All totally look like white middle aged dentists rocking lycra and 10,000 dura-ace bikes from Scott to me! |