Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[danbrotherston]

Well...

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/co...t_in_bike/

I mean it's hard to know the complete context, but certainly an example of the cyclist or pedestrian 'coming out of nowhere'.

Of course what's frustrating is this is how drivers describe 99% of collisions where they hit a VRU.

I'm gonna guess something like: "Oi bruv...yeah just hop the next car that comes by on your bike bruv...I've done it a million times...me and Callum will get it on video bruv...trust me it'll blow up on TikTok we'll go viral."

I mean, you might guess it, but it would be damn impressive, given that I doubt there's any better visibility for the person on the bike than there was the person in the car.

It's this kind of assumption that is so harmful. Self described drivers frequently make statements where they suggest that pedestrians and cyclists are intentionally trying to make their lives difficult just by existing. By the same token, some people accuse drivers of being homicidal. And while I might feel that homicidal is more common among drivers than suicidal is among VRUs, it mostly doesn't matter, in 99.9999% of cases BOTH groups are merely trying to go about their day and it is apathy not malice which explains drivers behaviour and usually desperation, not malice which explains behaviour of VRUs.