• li10@feddit.ukEnglish
    33·
    1 year ago

    Government: “Everyone should take up cycling to stay healthy and reduce emissions”

    Also government: “You will cycle in the gutter. We will not implement any cycle lanes with divides to protect you; instead, you’ll get some road markings that drivers ignore and occasionally disappear, usually at the section of road that’s most dangerous”

    I’ve taken up cycling as a hobby recently, but there’s no way in hell I’m risking my life on a commute when drivers are so reckless, and the government doesn’t take action to protect cyclists.

    • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.deEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Look at Berlin. The new mayor decided to stop pretty much all cycle lane projects and now wants to reevaluate, whether they might hinder car traffic.

      Of course he’s from a conservative party and of course he came to power under very sketchy circumstances and elections fueled just a teeny tiny bit by propaganda.

      • mondoman712@lemmy.mlEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        They’re being downvoted, because almost anytime anyone mentions cycling on the internet, there’s will be some braindead comments claiming cyclists always break this rule or that, and it really isn’t helpful to anyone.

      • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Some places don’t allow bikes in sidewalks

        I wonder how many of those same places also don’t have safe cycling infrastructure.

        If given a choice between a protected bike lanes and a wide multiuse path, or a bumpy sidewalk, nobody would choose the sidewalk. Hell, I see pedestrians walking in bike lanes and not on sidewalks, so there’s something wrong with sidewalks! LOL

        But if someone is on a road without a bike lane or shoulder, with traffic going 80 km/h, you bet I would want them to hop on a sidewalk that sees no pedestrians ever.