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University of New Mexico study finds protected bike lanes significantly increase bicycle commuting (news.unm.edu)
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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"People more likely to do thing if thing doesn't carry the potential to kill them."

Was this a necessary study?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Oh it is.

    There's a lot of cyclist groups I know that oppose separate bike lanes for a plethora of strange reasons.

    They are some of the most pro-cycling people I know. But they are blinded by what I call the "pro"-blindness, thinking that because they can effortlessly ride in traffic everyone should do it as well.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago*

    It also clarifies that bikes are not cars. There is another strange, probably overlapping, group of cyclists that don’t want that distinction to be made so they can oscillate being vehicular and pedestrian rules at their convenience.

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