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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13118199

(Title shamelessly stolen from this comment in the crossposted !micromobility thread.)

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[–] Cornucopiaofplenty 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm not ignoring anything. I'm saying that on top of needing improved infrastructure and road laws, more cyclists need to be aware of the fact that they're pretty much a floppy bag of skin and bones which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

which is no match for a metal box going 20-50mph.

Agreed. So let's lower the speed limit to 20mph at the absolute maximum in cities, and add traffic calming measures so that cars more easily stick to that limit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You want 25 mph for 70 miles of road in some places, not reasonable given how the US has built itself. Places that can achieve this (dt San Francisco, dt Boston,dt Oakland, dt New York) already do this.