No Excuse now for cycling with no lights

[Aspergers_Aspie]

In Edinburgh anyway:- (and hopefully more places will do this!)

Edinburgh cyclists offered bike lights as police launch new road safety campaign

 

[Bolletje]

Same here in Groningen, they have yearly campaigns where people can get free bike lights.

 

[Aspychata]

Biking in the US, you look like moving targets. I wish the US would embrace bikes more but then the medical and the petrol companies would suffer. People would be so healthly.

 

[some/aspies/need/hugs/13]

I am in the US and I cycle on a regular basis and I have learned that a lot of people are ignorant of how to pass a cyclist and a lot of other important things like hand signals, being polite and not blaring your horn as you pass... When I go on road rides to town and back I am always having to be super careful and I usually get honked at or yelled at once per trip at least. It doesn't phase me anymore.

 

[Streetwise]

Biking in the US, you look like moving targets. I wish the US would embrace bikes more but then the medical and the petrol companies would suffer. People would be so healthly.

From what I’ve heard of cyclists in the UK it’s no better they are seen as a nuisance motorists appear to think they are fodder for accidents.

 

[tducey]

I'm a fan of bike lanes myself. Those seem safer than cars and bikes in the same lane.

 

[Sherlock77]

As a car driver, I've seen lots very poorly lit cyclists at night, no lights and wearing dark clothing, often in areas with few street lights...

Here in Calgary there have also been programs that offer free lights to bicycle owners

 

[Bolletje]

I'm a fan of bike lanes myself. Those seem safer than cars and bikes in the same lane.

I’m lucky to live in the Netherlands, bicycle country!

 

[Aspergers_Aspie]

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