posted 31st May 2024
The proposed changes to hold cyclists accountable for causing road safety hazards is an 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦. BBC News
On one hand, equality in mobility and accessibility for all road users seems fair. Could this proposed change truly promote safety for all users?
𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. The data suggests the direct safety impact might be minimal. In 2022, personal fatality-injury for pedestrians involving one-vehicle collisions were significantly higher than those involving one pedal cycle (𝟭𝟭𝟲𝟱 𝘃𝘀 𝟵: 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟯𝟬-𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱) (source). 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀?
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