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Article about an experiment from Brisbane, Australia.

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[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

could you really get a bike and all the clothes, safety gear, etc. you need and get used to biking before the end of the experiment

Most people don't wear special clothes to ride their bikes.

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Those aren't pictures from Brisbane.

In places where biking is well established as a way to get around, people think they don't need safety gear. But, when a city doesn't have a lot of bike infrastructure, cars are going to be constantly driving way too close to bikers.

This is an image that's actually from Brisbane:

Car driving into a bike lane in Brisbane.

Or you could have gone with this one:

Truck crushing a bike

From this story: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-11/many-busy-brisbane-cycling-routes-make-no-allowance-for-riders/12862402