Comment on A native of the Netherlands questions whether she will ever ride a bike again after getting hit by drivers twice since moving to Australia five years ago.

Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• vas@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I this she’s arguind for road awareness. She says:

  • the road was not lit (happens in NL too by the way)
  • the other cyclist was on the wrong side of the road
  • the other cyclist had lights off (!)

  Back home, my family never owned a car, so for the first 23 years of my life, the bike was everything: school, groceries, even carrying passengers or furniture. Children in the Netherlands must pass a cycling traffic exam at school

  TL&DR; it’s not a car blame post. It’s a road awareness one

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ll be honest, a rider barelling down the wrong side with no lights or helmet not going to get “more aware”

    We know these dickheads.

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