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Originally Posted by KTown
The main point here is that riding a bike in the city is just stupid.
You are risking your life with all the vehicles out there.
I myself have contemplated getting a bike. I trust my riding abilities, but I don't trust the drivers around me. I am the same way in my car. I would only get a bike if I lived somewhere where there is minimal traffic on the roads.
Riding a bike in the city especially in rush hour, you are asking for an accident, but unlike a fender bender, where there is minimal chance of damage to your self in the car on a bike you are at high risk of death.
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Why is it only stupid to ride in the city?
I think we all recognize that there is a risk associated with riding a bike, and that you can do your best to mitigate that by realizing that people in cars don't necessarily pay attention to bikes, but never reduce it to zero.
But why is the city worse?
Sure there is more traffic, but the speeds are generally lower than on the highway.
I'd rather crash 10 times at 50kph than once at 100kph.
Seems to me there is a large risk no matter where you ride, so if it's stupid in the city, it's stupid on the highway.
Me I don't think it's stupid in either environment.
Dangerous? Certainly.
But so are a lot of other things I do.