>>1919505>who the fuck wants to cycle in a city?I do. But it really depends on how the city is setup for cycling traffic, and what the local and state laws provide for legal context of behavior. Average crime rates for theft and general level of societal trust are very related issues too.
Too many municipalities have cycling infrastructure run in parallel to car traffic, which rarely works and is a source of resentment for both and less than effective for safe use of either. Laws and cultural expectations around cycling are larger issues and impact how accidents are dealt with or preferably minimized. The fewer places the two cross paths or have conflicting expectations the better.
Biking in suburbs can be great, so long as there are alternate routes, footpaths, cycling trails, easements, and intersections that don't expect bikes to behave like slow and narrow cars.
