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Imagine what it would feel like to accidentally maim, cripple for life, or kill a bicyclist (daughter, wife, mom, son, husband, dad, teenager or kid) with your car, regardless of who got the traffic ticket.
On top of that guilt, imagine the potential for an emotionally and financially devastating lawsuit.
Oh, and don’t forget the deductible on your car insurance.
I’ve had to brake hard to avoid hitting a cyclist, day, night, rain, or shine, many times in my life. As a cyclist, I’ve been on the receiving end more times than I can count as well.
A bicyclist can be difficult to parse out against a cluttered background and can be moving five times faster than a pedestrian. It’s just physics.
Any motorist hoping that bicycling will be made illegal has a screw loose. This is a case where it would be much better to join them rather than fight them. Motorists should be the most enthusiastic supporters of any infrastructure that gets bicyclists out of their hair.
And did I mention all of the parking that bicyclists free up?
Cross-posted from Biodiversivist
