[gwervc]

Living in European cities with multimodal transportations, what I fear the most are cyclists. Cars drive on very clearly delimited space, respect the driving code quite properly and are visible and audible from far away.

Bicycles on the other hands drive fast, both on road and pedestrian ways with a sense of entitlement that they somehow have priority over pedestrians. They are also harder to spot. My worst fear when walking in the city are those Uber Eats guys riding huge electrical bike and going as fast as possible. An impact with that is a sure way to hospital if not worse.

[WalterBright]

As a pedestrian, I had several near collisions with cyclists in London.

[foldr]

I find cyclists in London annoying too, but the vast majority of serious injuries to pedestrians are caused by cars.

As proof, I cite this amusingly stupid 2024 Daily Mail article which notes that "more than 30 pedestrians have been killed by cyclists over the past decade".

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13396307/The-rise-d...

[guappa]

How many are permanently disabled?

[foldr]

In comparison to the number of people permanently disabled by being hit by cars? Very few.

[guappa]

Let's not forget that bikes also usually have an electric engine, and sometimes even snow tires. So they are neither slow nor light.