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alt textPost by Urban Cycling Institute.

text: 'New study into effectiveness of hi-viz for cyclists in car traffic'

  • by Brendan Gavrin

images: Two photos. One is captioned "Driver's view of cyclist dressed in black", the other "Driver's view of cyclist dressed in hi-viz". Both depict a phone in front of a steering wheel.

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[โ€“] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It really annoys me when I see people on bicycles or e-scooters just browsing Twitter or whatever on their phones. At least people looking at their phones in cars have a steel box around them to protect them from their stupidity

[โ€“] jakob@soc.schuerz.at 2 points 1 year ago

@doublepepperoni

Last i saw a racing-biker with about 40km/h... he had such handlebars where he can lean on it to lie almost on his bike... tipping on his smartphone...

I have always the urge to do a loud scream/shout...

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@Masimatutu