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People are going to be pissed when they find out cyclists lose in collisions against any vehicle, not just prototype electric trucks.
Good argument for separate infrastructure.
And using it.
There are certain streets in my city that are multi-lane, paired one-ways, they're major routes with a LOT of traffic.
There are parallel streets that make the same connections, that only see local traffic, people who live on those blocks.
Where do the cyclists like to ride, with the cars doing 25 at most, or with the cars on the 45 mph street where people speed up to 60 at times?
Cyclists (as a group) love to shout about the rules of the road saying they can be there, but so many disregard those same rules when it's convenient.
Running red lights/stop signs (because it takes effort to start again! Wait, I thought one of the arguments was it's good exercise?), riding against traffic, (bad in the city, but I think is the better approach for rural areas), etc.
You (the royal "you") wanna ride a bike? Good for you. I'll do my best to make the road safe for you, but it's a two-way street. Work with me, not against me.
And I've been a motorcyclist for 30+ years now, dealing with some similar issues (especially that we're not visible to drivers). People in cars will make mistakes, it's up to me to ensure they see me, that they know what my intentions are. Most drivers really have no idea what to expect out of a two-wheeler, with or without an engine. That needs to be acknowledged and considered with every interaction.
Edit: aww I offended a bunch of cyclists who do these things, but don't have the balls to comment because they know this is all true.
That doesn't mean some vehicles aren't much worse than others.
Yeah, I don't think even a cybertruck can stand up against a fully-loaded semi.
You’re going to be pissed when the first loan payment comes due and you still feel empty
Bro I'm the cyclist in this thought experiment
Hell, motorcyclists lose, even with 1000lbs of bike.
Something called physics can't be bypassed. Worrying about making cars less dangerous for pedestrians is a foolish endeavor at this point. I really don't see it making that much difference when you look at the mass differential.
Deforming plastic bumpers aren't going to make much difference when they just compress with so little pressure that hard parts of the car are still impacting human bodies.
This is a uniquely American problem, and therefore something we’re doing is wrong. Why just accept that our streets are so dangerous? Don’t you want safer streets?