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Interesting study
May. 14th, 2010 01:32 pmhttp://www.etcproceedings.org/paper/the-roots-of-driver-behaviour-towards-cyclists
The roots of driver behavior towards cyclists.
Really it explains a LOT of different kinds of behavior, but in this particular case it studies the pressure that drivers feel from OTHER drivers to treat cyclists badly, and also the tendency for drivers to overlook (or not even notice) bad behavior from other car drivers while causing a huge stink about the same behavior from cyclists. Also some other behaviors.
Again, these tendencies are not at all isolated to drivers or all against cyclists either. They apply to any "us" vs "them" situation.
Some of the infrastructure comments are interesting too. They did some investigation of what many of us believe; that bike lanes actually make the streets more dangerous for cyclists, if they're not done right (and they usually are NOT done right).
The roots of driver behavior towards cyclists.
Really it explains a LOT of different kinds of behavior, but in this particular case it studies the pressure that drivers feel from OTHER drivers to treat cyclists badly, and also the tendency for drivers to overlook (or not even notice) bad behavior from other car drivers while causing a huge stink about the same behavior from cyclists. Also some other behaviors.
Again, these tendencies are not at all isolated to drivers or all against cyclists either. They apply to any "us" vs "them" situation.
Some of the infrastructure comments are interesting too. They did some investigation of what many of us believe; that bike lanes actually make the streets more dangerous for cyclists, if they're not done right (and they usually are NOT done right).
