Wudi@feddit.uk to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoPlastic Bollards Installed To Block Chicago Drivers Using Elston Bike Lane To Skirt Trafficblockclubchicago.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down10
arrow-up1140arrow-down1external-linkPlastic Bollards Installed To Block Chicago Drivers Using Elston Bike Lane To Skirt Trafficblockclubchicago.orgWudi@feddit.uk to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·17 days agoIt’s also less hazardous to both motorists and bicyclists if someone ends up accidentally hitting them. Let’s say a cat runs out in front of you, and as you swerve to avoid it, you hit a slippery patch, lose traction, and fall over: If you fall over on your bike and hit a plastic bollard, the plastic will fold over. It will hurt a little, but no big deal. If you fall over and hit some bushes in a hedge, you’ll likely have some nasty scrapes and gashes from sticks. If you fall over and it a tree, you may end up with broken bones.
minus-squarehuppakee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·17 days agoBut for a driver: you slide over a plastic bollard and might hit a cyclist
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-217 days agoTrue. Which is why my favorite kind of bike lane separation is a curb or a ditch.
It’s also less hazardous to both motorists and bicyclists if someone ends up accidentally hitting them.
Let’s say a cat runs out in front of you, and as you swerve to avoid it, you hit a slippery patch, lose traction, and fall over:
If you fall over on your bike and hit a plastic bollard, the plastic will fold over. It will hurt a little, but no big deal.
If you fall over and hit some bushes in a hedge, you’ll likely have some nasty scrapes and gashes from sticks.
If you fall over and it a tree, you may end up with broken bones.
But for a driver:
True. Which is why my favorite kind of bike lane separation is a curb or a ditch.