THE RISKS OF CYCLING

摘要: In the City of Helsinki, number police reported injury accidents per person mileage is for cycling 5-times higher that car traffic and 10-times than bus traffic. A recent study in Helsinki showed it safer to cycle on streets amongst cars our two-way paths along streets. It hard imagine present network could be rebuilt. But those countries cities just beginning build their facilities, should avoided urban street networks. Also more advanced countries, like Denmark Netherlands, with a lot cyclists one-way lanes paths, still much dangerous driving or public transport. However, environmental welfare reasons, needs increased. are these reasons strong enough compensate serious safety problems cycling? Especially when seems compete mainly very safe The important question here is: Does increased weaken level transport service? Cycling nice healthy cyclists, but essential many perhaps most manageable way towards sustainable clear must improved, how? So far, successful steps have been used restrictions freedom driving. When trying improve cycling, starting point different. Popular arguments often seem overrun problems.