Yeah, they've got like, legalised hookers and decriminalised dope.... no wonder Dutch Drivers are so calm...The comparison to Amsterdam was the most pointless thing ever, it's structured differently as a society.
I take the footpath route on commuting and road riding much the same, but still doesn't stop you getting hit by a car - I have been hit once on a relatively quiet road because the woman was in too much of a rush and didn't worry looking - and most close calls have been in similar situations.my idea,
get a off road bike and take the foot paths!
When I used to ride 50k's into the city on my Norco Fluid, in parts that were to hard to ride on the road, i'd just simply get onto the path then just wait for the next big road or bike lane... whats so hard about that? but some road riders can be a bit arrogant, its weird coz they are to me and my mates when we ride XC or AM bikes into the city, some just think that because they have a road bike, people with out road bikes dont have a right to be in the bike lane,just because we have thicker tyres and dont go as fast as they do doesnt mean they own it.
but im over it now, ive got a Reign and I went to Mount Cootha yesterday and got real muddy ...stuff the road
i think that a rule like having cars assumed in the wrong, would just dull down the agro because drivers wouldn't want to get themselves into a bad legal situation.It is just not Amsterdam. Europeans as a whole are way more tolerant of cyclists. A different mind set that we could do well to adopt. I've seen cyclists in France break all kind of road rules and no one bats an eye. Then again sometimes I think the French consider rules to be broken , still cyclists are given plenty of room on the roads.
I thought it strange that no one from any of the cycling lobby groups was interviewed but wait this is 60mins we are talking about.
I like the idea that the motorist is immediately considered in the wrong in the case of a car - bike accident.