> traffic violence
> automobile supremacy
The language of this article just makes me cringe.
Other than that, it's really quite reasonable though.
> automobile supremacy
The language of this article just makes me cringe.
Other than that, it's really quite reasonable though.
For example if you wear lycra, you will probably find that a percentage of people will regularly try to "punish" you because they think you "look funny".
The mildest form of punishment will be them driving as close to you as they dare. That could be 50mph 12"s away. That's like standing on the other side of the do not cross line in the subway as a train comes past.
That's my anecdotal experience but a quick search Youtube will turn up many examples of this. Action camera manufacturers specifically design products to document this.
Worse though, you'll probably eventually have someone be more directly aggressive to you. Maybe throwing something at you or trying to drive you off the road.
In that context I think that the phrase traffic violence is fitting. If someone is using a vehicle as a weapon what else would you call it?
Is it just location? Is it the type of bike or the clothes we wear?
There was this study https://helmets.org/walkerstudy.htm which has some interesting conclusions but the sample size is a bit small to be statistically valid IMHO.
Oh and I'd add, if it's not clear already, that most drivers seem to be very nice and considerate people. It's just that there are percentage of aggressive people and when they're in cars they drive aggressively.
> Aster Ryan, 25, of Wingate, said “this summer has felt especially dangerous.” In addition to the three cycling deaths that took place within a week, Ryan said she was hit while riding her bike a little more than a week ago on Dean Street, and also watched another rider get hit by an opening car door recently.
https://www.amny.com/transit/cyclist-die-in-washington-squar...
I had two drivers within the last 12 hours taking my right of way by illegally driving onto a cycle path when turning from a side street into a main street.
Both claimed that they couldn't see into the main street if they didn't drive over the cycle path first, but somehow while both of them were perfectly happy taking cyclists right of way, they did not want to take other motorists right of way by driving directly onto the main street.