If you use a bicycle to get around town, chances are you’ve gotten frustrated asserting your right to be on the road and to feel safe while riding.While drivers complain that cyclists weave unpredictably and take up room on backed up, narrow streets, cyclists gripe that drivers speed or don’t keep sufficient distance from them, making biking a dangerous, stressful way to get around. And, cyclists add, even when a street has a bike lane, cars often park in it or the lane is otherwise blocked. Unsafe biking conditions could discourage new cyclists or, worse, lead to tragic accidents(there is no conclusive data on who is more likely to cause car-bike collisions, the driver or the cyclist.)
Read the full version of this report at Keystone Crossroads' website. Keystone Crossroads is a new statewide public media initiative reporting on the challenges facing Pennsylvania's cities. WPSU is a participating station.
