• BreadOven@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m all for biking and reducing car lanes for bike lanes. But the original argument was being passed on the sidewalk (which bikes should not be on, even if there aren’t bike lanes) when bike lanes are present right there.

    Obviously getting hit by a car is so much worse. No one is debating that. Is this an example of a straw man argument?

    Anyways, bikes should not be on the sidewalk and more bike lanes are a good thing.

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      2 days ago

      Responding specifically to “those bikes zipping past me are just as scary to me as cars are to cyclists”

      I do agree that if there’s a safe bike lane, cyclists should be using it, not the sidewalk. I wouldn’t classify all bike lanes as ‘safe’ tho