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[โ€“] cazssiew@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A cyclist died further down that same street a few days ago, run over by a truck.

https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-une-cycliste-mortellement-percutee-par-un-camion-dans-le-xiie-arrondissement-27-01-2026-F6WZOUYC7BEZPJDBXYYTZIS6XE.php

Paris is doing a lot to improve its infrastructure, but there's still plenty more to be done.

[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

Yes, don't allow trucks in big cities.

[โ€“] cazssiew@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

I mean that's... not realistic, but road infrastructure can protect cyclists if it's properly designed. Paris is making those changes, but as its cyclist population increases, the areas which haven't been renovated are turning into death traps.

[โ€“] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 4 points 15 hours ago

If you think groceries are expensive now, that's going to get a lot worse when we start maintaining grocery store inventories with cargo bikes.

[โ€“] ZJBlank@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

How do you honestly think that will work? No more deliveries, no more construction, no more waste collection? Sure, you could argue some things (but not all) could be done with smaller trucks, but no trucks at all means the city will die.

[โ€“] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 12 hours ago

*dive through traffic