A close brush with a distracted driver is enough to intimidate the most avid bikers from riding at night.
The problem isn’t just about visibility, as safety lights are effective at capturing the attention of a driver. However, these lights are typically constrained to the bike frame, which highlights only a fraction of the bike’s envelope.
Bike lanes have proven to be an effective method of protecting cyclists on congested roads.
One key is that the lane establishes a well defined boundary beyond the envelope of the bicycle, providing a greater margin of safety between the car and the cyclist.
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