tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post651852369009113035..comments2024-03-12T15:49:33.657-04:00Comments on Vision Zero NJ: Op-Ed: Can Walking and Biking ever be safe in America with incompetent idiots behind the steering wheel?!?!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post-15146484784229279892011-05-10T11:22:34.924-04:002011-05-10T11:22:34.924-04:00Short answer to your question "no". The...Short answer to your question "no". The only solution to this problem is to start making roads wider. Let's face it: cars aren't going to get any smaller or slower or fewer, people aren't going to get any smarter or less self-centered. We can have all the rules and write all the blogs about how to ride/drive safely. But the self-centered idiots who are in a rush to get to dinner, or who had a few drinks at dinner, or who can't wait to get home to update their facebook status aren't listening and don't care. The only way to make it a little safer on the roads is to make them a little wider and give cyclists their own space. Until that happens we're sitting ducks.Terre Haute Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170595116230659712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37712842.post-39454615529847513782011-04-27T21:08:05.733-04:002011-04-27T21:08:05.733-04:00In situations like that I usually take the lane (a...In situations like that I usually take the lane (although it sure takes the pressure off when there's another lane in the same direction); then there are times I'm not as proactive, and I regret it when I get passed way too closely by a motorist. Neither situation is comfortable, but as you know, your safety always comes first.Bob E.http://www.flickr.com/photos/30490050@N04/noreply@blogger.com