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That may be what they think they are doing. But if you think riding a bike in DC is safe, well, you need your head examined. And convenient? Stop. It is anything but convenient. [/quote]

Your argument here is that DC shouldn't build bike infrastructure to make bicycling in DC safe and convenient, because bicycling in DC is unsafe and inconvenient due to the lack of bike infrastructure.[/quote]
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No, I'm saying riding a bike in DC is like playing football or boxing: It is inherently dangerous and there is nothing anyone can do to change that. [/b]

And unless you can figure out a way to control the weather, it will never be convenient in a city that is borderline tropical for roughly half the year. [/quote]

Ah. If that's what you're saying, then you're just plain wrong on the facts. Fortunately, you're not in charge at DDOT.[/quote]

Sounds like you're in denial. You should meet my friend, physics. He says that if a 2,000 pound car going 25 mph hits a 200-pound man on a bike, that man goes dead. [/quote]

In other words, it's not bicycling that's dangerous, it's bicycling around drivers. Yes. That's the reason for protected bike lanes, as well as for prioritizing other means of transportation that aren't cars.

Incidentally, your friend physics says no such thing. If a driver hits a person at 25 mph, the odds of death are only (!) about 10%. And even lower at 20 mph, which is why DC recently lowered the default speed limit on residential streets to 20 mph.[/quote]

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