> First, a thesis: Americans driving cars kill Americans riding bikes for the same reason that Americans in pandemics refuse to wear masks, and Americans who love assault rifles get panicky at the mention of gun control, and Blue Lives Matter types freak at any suggestion that cops should try to kill fewer Black people.
> And just in case this seems like the way of nature, consider BASE jumping, which is illegal almost everywhere in the United States, even as we allow the purchase of assault rifles alongside eggs and milk at Walmart. In Europe, the opposite holds true: BASE jumping is legal all over but gun ownership is highly regulated. That’s because Europeans venerate the freedom to risk one’s own life but not the freedom to endanger others.
This is a very interesting article. I hadn't thought of it this way before.
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This is a very interesting article. I hadn't thought of it this way before.
The reality is that for a car that wants to make a right turn, there are three directions the driver must look.
1. To the left for oncoming traffic.
2. To the right for oncoming bikes riding on the sidewalk.
3. To the right and behind for any bikes coming up between the car and riding between the car and the curb with the intent of going straight.