Some worry that New York City’s crackdown on unsafe cyclists leaves them facing greater consequences than drivers, even though cars cause more fatalities.

Some worry that New York City’s crackdown on unsafe cyclists leaves them facing greater consequences than drivers, even though cars cause more fatalities.

  • SpaceNoodleEnglish
    713·
    6 months ago

    10 kph is about 6 mph, which is walking speed. Cycling would be closer to twice that, or more.

    • Damage@feddit.itEnglish
      121·
      6 months ago

      Nah, walking speed is ~5kph, and a good pace on a bike is about 20kph

      • errerEnglish
        93·
        6 months ago

        That’s 4x the speed and thus 16x the kinetic energy. It’s quite a big difference.

      • SpaceNoodleEnglish
        21·
        6 months ago

        Yes, like I said, cycling would be closer to 20 kph, which is twice 10 kph.

      • SpaceNoodleEnglish
        11·
        6 months ago

        The numbers they pulled out of their ass are off by at least a factor of two.