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Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year

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1163 points DaveZale | 1 comments | 30 Jul 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mzmzmzm ◴[02 Aug 25 20:31 UTC] No.44771148[source]▶
At the same time NYC and Toronto, we are removing protected bike lanes. In North America the acceptable amount of lives per year to sacrifice for a little convenience for drivers is above zero, and apparently rising.
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cyberax[dead post] ◴[02 Aug 25 21:27 UTC] No.44771694[source]▶
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arp242 ◴[02 Aug 25 21:30 UTC] No.44771724[source]▶
> Bike lanes make lives actively worse for everyone.

Except for ... cyclists?

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matsemann ◴[02 Aug 25 21:41 UTC] No.44771823[source]▶
And pedestrians that then don't get cyclists on the pavements. And drivers getting less congestion. Someone seriously claiming cycle lanes is bad for a city knows little about urban planning.
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1. gs17 ◴[03 Aug 25 20:27 UTC] No.44779475[source]▶
> And pedestrians that then don't get cyclists on the pavements

If only. Here roads with bike lanes (protected lanes!) get even more cyclists on the sidewalk. I've asked a few and they seem to trust the sidewalk to be better quality and the obstacles on sidewalk don't need them to slow down often, because people tend to jump out of the way.