07-04-2016, 09:58 PM
(07-03-2016, 10:11 PM)jamincan Wrote: Considering that the difference in speed between me on a bike and your average walker is probably the same as the difference between me and a passing car on the road, I choose to ride on the road where travellers generally behave more predictably, where I have better opportunities to ride defensively, and where I don't pose a hazard to others. I'm a-okay with this, for what it's worth.
You must be a very fast rider. For most people though, there is no comparison. Average walking speed is 5km/h, average cycling speed is 15km/h, average car speed in the city is the posted 50km/h.
A collision between a person and a bike happens at 10km/h speed differential and at a minimal weight difference. A car accident happens at a speed differential of 30 to 35km/h and a mass differential of 10x between cyclist and cars.
Having said that, I agree with you that really fast cyclists (>25km/h) belong on the road not on MUTs.