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Originally Posted by Jinn
Bicycles are by far the minority of traffic (even to pedestrians) and as such shouldn't expect conventional roadways are designed or are even safe for them, even if the laws allow it.
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Perhaps this is true where you live, but it's absolutely false where I live. In the city survey last year, only 57% of people drove a car as their primary mode of transportation; 22% rode a bicycle, 3% took the bus, and 12% walked; 11% of that 57% carpooled. As such, our transportation network is designed for all of these groups. There are parts of town where it is inadvisable to drive a large car/SUV, mostly because the streets are too narrow.
I should note my city only has 53,000 people, so we're not exactly a bustling metropolis, but we make it work, and no one has died here yet (fingers crossed).