ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 7月31日 07時41分

At least 18 cyclists have died in New York so far this year, 8 more than all of last year. The fatalities have provoked an outcry from cyclists and transportation advocates and ratcheted up pressure on Mayor Bill de Blasio — a Democrat running for president — to better protect cyclists at a time when biking is booming across the city. In response, @billdeblasio plans to unveil a $58.4 million bike safety plan that will focus on rapidly installing and creating a citywide network of protected bike lanes, redesigning intersections to make turns safer for cyclists, and stepping up enforcement of traffic rules. “No loss of life on our streets is acceptable,” de Blasio said. @theotherchrislee took this photo of a memorial for Robyn Hightman, a bike messenger who was killed by a delivery truck in June. Visit the link in our bio to read more.

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allamericanbrunette If you read these reports in most of the cases it was the cyclists actions that led to contact with the vehicle and thus death. There were no pedestrians jay walking in these bicycle deaths. I’m focusing on what is done on behalf of the cyclists because in most reports it’s their actions that led to collision with the vehicle. I did not state in all cases, but yes in most. It’s hard for people to address because we think a bike is defenseless against a car. Yet, if those cyclist who made moves on the road that led to contact with the vehicle resulting in their death made better decisions about the roads they traveled on, travel in the opposite direction of traffic, or swerve into a car lane to avoid an open car door because they’re choosing to ride on a road not designated for bikes, then they would be here with us today, unfortunately. Just because someone else ran a red light doesn’t make me jaywalking ok. Wrong is wrong. The facts are that in most of these cases bikers did not make the right decisions or increased their own risk of collision by choosing to ride on roads without bike lanes. There are bike lanes, use them until there is a solution. But drivers of cars cannot take full responsibility for increased risk posed by bikers who choose to not follow the rules of the road. If you swerve into my lane to avoid a car door and you’re fatally hit, that’s not my fault. In most cases, the cyclists unfortunately, sorry to say, made decisions that caused either an increased risk to their own life or deliberately did not follow traffic rules which resulted in fatal contact with a vehicle. Unfortunately the dominant reason these accidents are happening is due to biker actions. It’s hard for people to say because bikes are green and drivers are vilified. But the facts are the facts when you read the root issues. We are getting emotional about something that if people just followed the rules of the road this wouldn’t be such an big issue. We are talking about cyclists deaths on the roads in nyc and the majority of accidents and deaths involving cyclists are due to their actions. Not all, but more than half absolutely. Just read the details of the reports.

the_world_my_way My wife was hit by a cyclist off 5th ave. It was her green light and she stepped into the street only to be slammed by someone who didn’t want to stop for a red and thought he could avoid her. The hit was hard enough to knock her to the ground and forced him to stop. He just stood there and didn’t even apologize then he got back on and rode off. No way to track him down. My wife now has two herniated discs as a result of that. She can’t run and has pain walking most days. Likely lasting for life. No! Not until cyclists can be held accountable and trackackable can they expect the same rights as motorists.

allamericanbrunette I do understand your point which highlights the miscommunication between companies and city planners which is an area we can proactively petition for safer roads. But we don’t need the city to tell bikers to stop at res lights- they know better and still don’t. They do ticket jaywalkers sometimes. They know better. Everyone has something within their power right now, today, that they can do to make the roads safer which is everyone abiding by traffic laws. We don’t need the city in order for all of us to follow the rules which is where we all need to start-with ourselves.

karen_nyc13 NYC is not Amsterdam. And the amount of cyclists that DO NOT obey the traffic laws, ride without reflective gear at night, and do not use helmets, and dodge in and out of traffic as well as dodging pedestrians is insane. If you want to ride - do so responsibly. And the fact is, you don’t. As a resident of the city-I have come closer to being hit by speeding cyclists ignoring the rules of the road far more often that cars.

lu.cranberry i’m honestly stunned it’s only been 18. nyc cyclists make methheads look calm, reasonable, and predictable. any loss of life is sad and i understand the desire to take action, but enforcing traffic laws won’t do anything unless they’re enforcing cyclists not running red lights, going the wrong way in 1 way streets, biking on sidewalks, etc, and almost never with helmets.

suzanaabrao I think both, bikers and drivers, could learn a lesson or two with Germans. People in this country go everywhere by bike. You can see entire families with children vacationing on bikes- it means they feel safe doing it. Older people as well. It Will demand a great effort from the people involved in the process .

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