tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post6458944533871841685..comments2023-11-08T17:17:17.843-05:00Comments on Spokes of a Wheel: Motorists and Cyclists, ch. 2Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02091258691699601116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-31473787608866068032008-07-16T12:42:00.001-04:002008-07-16T12:42:00.001-04:00There are numerous studies coming to light about h...There are numerous studies coming to light about how driving a car changes the thinking processes of people, and MAKES them go faster and behave more aggressively. The best and truest cure for this would be for us to redesign our cities so that people don't have to drive everywhere anymore. Failing that, there is no real solution that will make a significant dent in the way things are right now. <BR/><BR/>So you and I and other bike-riders will just have to ride defensively and pick our routes very carefully -- and accept the reality that, in a car-centric landscape, the burden of Just About Everything falls on us.<BR/><BR/>..::shrugs::..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248348955894622692.post-46047364721347282982008-07-16T12:42:00.000-04:002008-07-16T12:42:00.000-04:00There are numerous studies coming to light about h...There are numerous studies coming to light about how driving a car changes the thinking processes of people, and MAKES them go faster and behave more aggressively. The best and truest cure for this would be for us to redesign our cities so that people don't have to drive everywhere anymore. Failing that, there is no real solution that will make a significant dent in the way things are right now. <BR/><BR/>So you and I and other bike-riders will just have to ride defensively and pick our routes very carefully -- and accept the reality that, in a car-centric landscape, the burden of Just About Everything falls on us.<BR/><BR/>..::shrugs::..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com