We asked everyone outside a car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous
In several US states, the Amish are required to have lights on their buggies because asking drivers to maintain a speed where they can avoid collision with an object the size of a shed is just too burdensome.
Yeah you’re right, having a large black object with no reflectors or lights going down a highway at 10 miles per hour sounds like a great idea. I hate cars too but let’s not act like the poor Amish are being horribly treated. They have no seat belts, no air bags, no protection at all. The smallest accidents lead to horrible, debilitating injuries at best. Frankly I think it’s insane we let those metal and wood death boxes on the same roads as us. Their wheels also corrode the roads incredibly quickly.
Maybe cosplaying as settlers from 200 years ago in a giant black box 3 feet from the main lanes at night is dangerous?
Only because Ford, Chrysler and General Motors bought legisation to prioritize motor vehicle traffic over all other things.
So do bikes. It’s just common sense safety for all when on the roads at dusk or night.
Here in California, bike lights are optional. A good thing since motorists are more dangerous to us when they are aware of us.
Lights and reflectors are required at night. During the day, they are optional, but highly recommended.
The second part of your statement is patently false; a visible, predictable bicyclist is safest.
The second part of your statement is patently false; a visible, predictable bicyclist is safest.
That has been entirely contrary to my personal experience of twenty years of bicycling. I can’t help but wonder if you’re trying to get bicyclists killed.
Oh knock off the drama. Like I’ve never ridden or own bikes. Advocating lights and safety equipment isn’t “trying to get bicyclists killed”. What backwards bizarro logic.
News flash, cars aren’t responsible for your safety; you are. Being proactive is the best advice.
But go ahead, you do you; wear that camo vest. Lmao.
Speed limiters in cars when?
Yes, and also why the fuck not already?
