cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13118199
(Title shamelessly stolen from this comment in the crossposted !micromobility thread.)
I’m not following your line of thinking.
If we banished all cars, and people where on dedicated E-Bike/Bike roads, you assume dangerous collisions at night would just disappear?
Yes. Collisions are far less likely when the vehicles are smaller, and far less deadly when the vehicles are slower and less massive.
Collisions are far less likely when the vehicles are smaller Citation? Why would smaller mean less collisions?
far less deadly when the vehicles are slower and less massive = Correct
But both of your points have NOTHING to do with the topic “People shouldnt need to be neon colored”
They still require to be more visible to each other when travelling at E-bike speeds at night.
Why would smaller mean less collisions?
Easier to dodge. Less physical area to hit.
I’m not arguing that people shouldn’t wear hi-viz, lights, ect. Of course they should. But we need to stop blaming cyclists when cars are the thing actually causing the harm. I’m trying to find a link to statistics on numbers of deadly crashes not involving a car, I recall seeing it somewhere and it was less than 1%.
