Re: Bicycle Accident Stats
Nathan Wajsman <[email protected]>
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That's the key. When I was taking my driving lessons in Denmark back in 1978, one of the things that were drilled into our heads was to look over the right shoulder before turning right, to make sure there was no cyclist in the blind angle. This became such a habit that even when I lived in Tampa in the late 80s, when NOBODY cycled there, I still looked over my shoulder before turning right. Some Dutch towns are experimenting with a new and radical approach: they have gotten rid of traffic lights, zebra stripes, bike paths etc. Everyone is simply expected to share the road. Guess what? In many of those towns accidents went DOWN. In fairness, these tend to be smaller towns, we are not talking Amsterdam or Utrecht or Rotterdam here. Nathan Wajsman [email protected] Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Feb 11, 2011, at 3:59 PM, David Whitmon wrote: > The thing about the Netherlands is that motorists know how to drive, are far better trained to drive with the idea that there are other road users who have the right of way. >