Comments on: A Second Perspective on Three-Way Streets http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/06/08/a-second-perspective-on-three-way-streets/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Tejvan Pettinger http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/06/08/a-second-perspective-on-three-way-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-279506 Tejvan Pettinger Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:30:44 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=12110#comment-279506 What statistics don't show is the number of people who need less hospitalization later in life because they took exercise and remained fit rather than getting unhealthily overweight. What statistics don’t show is the number of people who need less hospitalization later in life because they took exercise and remained fit rather than getting unhealthily overweight.

]]> By: Ted Johnson http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/06/08/a-second-perspective-on-three-way-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-277657 Ted Johnson Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:00:40 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=12110#comment-277657 The injuries data is on <em>hospitalizations</em>, so the actual number of injuries is probably higher. The injuries data is on hospitalizations, so the actual number of injuries is probably higher.

]]> By: eepok http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/06/08/a-second-perspective-on-three-way-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-277517 eepok Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:07:05 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=12110#comment-277517 The "lame" video isn't hating on cyclists, it's hating on everyone who ignores traffic laws for their own benefit. Bicyclists are some obvious offenders as they zip in and out of pedestrians and even go against the flow of traffic, but pedestrians and motor vehicles obviously have massive blame, too. And the idea is to *prevent* injuries and deaths, not simply react to them. As to the blog post, I cant say I accept the injury statistics. Children stats are one thing, but how many city cyclists actually take the time to report their injuries instead of riding home/elsewhere and patch up because they don't think it matters? How many don't report the collision because they're at fault? But then again, New York is a very special place where everyone partakes in the mutual lack of consideration for one another. It's one thing to be used to it, but it's another to say all is fine. The “lame” video isn’t hating on cyclists, it’s hating on everyone who ignores traffic laws for their own benefit. Bicyclists are some obvious offenders as they zip in and out of pedestrians and even go against the flow of traffic, but pedestrians and motor vehicles obviously have massive blame, too.

And the idea is to *prevent* injuries and deaths, not simply react to them.

As to the blog post, I cant say I accept the injury statistics. Children stats are one thing, but how many city cyclists actually take the time to report their injuries instead of riding home/elsewhere and patch up because they don’t think it matters? How many don’t report the collision because they’re at fault?

But then again, New York is a very special place where everyone partakes in the mutual lack of consideration for one another. It’s one thing to be used to it, but it’s another to say all is fine.

]]> By: Peter Smith http://www.commutebybike.com/2011/06/08/a-second-perspective-on-three-way-streets/comment-page-1/#comment-276844 Peter Smith Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:42:27 +0000 http://www.commutebybike.com/?p=12110#comment-276844 just another weird and lame video hating on cyclists for not having anywhere to ride and not causing any injuries or deaths. just another weird and lame video hating on cyclists for not having anywhere to ride and not causing any injuries or deaths.

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