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Most cycle-commuters will tell you cycling to work is the best way to get to and from work and it's probably doing you some good. However a recent major study, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests that the health benefits are staggering, slashing the risk of heart disease and cancer. FTFA:
Research has consistently shown that people who are less physically active are both more likely to develop health problems like heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and to die younger. Yet there is increasing evidence that physical activity levels are on the decline.
The problem is that when there are many demands on our time, many people find prioritising exercise difficult. One answer is to multi-task by cycling or walking to work. We've just completed the largest ever study into how this affects your health.
You can read an article here at The Conversation website and you the original research is here at the BMJ website.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 08 2017, @09:01PM (1 child)
If you are on a sidewalk you stop and look both ways before crossing the street. Don't you? This was not an intersection with a pedestrian signal either. Yes, yes I would expect someone walking or in a wheelchair, or on a scooter, or hovering 6 inches off the ground to stop before they
If you are on a bike why would you ride on the sidewalk when there is a bike lane? Which there was.
Turning right you are looking primarily to the left. You expect traffic from the left. You look right right before you go only to check for pedestrians, not fast moving bicycles moving in a direction you dont expect, somewhere they shouldn't be.
Also due to obstructions it would be impossible to see someone on the sidewalk, especially moving quickly until the driver has already entered the crosswalk preparing to turn.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Justin Case on Friday September 08 2017, @10:17PM
Street yes. Driveway no. In my town at least there are maybe 10 driveways per block. It is the responsibility of the person entering the street to check for oncoming traffic.
Just seconds ago you advised me to look both ways. Try it yourself. Especially now that you realize traffic (not just bikes) can come from both directions.
Why can't you see the bikes and wheelchairs at the same time?
Start expecting them. It's called defensive driving.