Comments on Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: New Campaign - Ignoring the Danish Bull

"the people who made these ads have no shame!...

2012-01-21T06:11:40.281+01:00

"the people who made these ads have no shame!"

Certainly not. That would be a professional liability.

Those ads are worse than I thought. I thought they...

2012-01-20T23:09:03.261+01:00

Those ads are worse than I thought. I thought they were going to show pedestrians "bolting out" from between parked cars or wearing dark clothing at night.

These are perfectly normal people in broad daylight, standing still, on quiet streets. And being mowed down.

It needs to be said -- the people who made these ads have no shame!

Also I suppose wearing a wooly hat makes one fair ...

2012-01-20T03:04:08.197+01:00

Also I suppose wearing a wooly hat makes one fair game....

Judge: "SUV driver, you mowed down that group of orphans in cold blood!"

SUV driver (with smirk): "They were wearing hats. They should have been more attentive! What, am I expected to watch where I'm driving or pay attention?!"

Judge: "Ah, true. Well the law is clear: case dismissed."

Just happend to read this related article; http:/...

2012-01-19T19:34:14.473+01:00

Just happend to read this related article;

http://www.treehugger.com/health/new-study-confirms-pedestrians-wearing-headphones-are-killer-car-magnets-who-deserve-what-they-get.html

After watching, I'd say the conclusion is obvi...

2012-01-19T10:51:29.561+01:00

After watching, I'd say the conclusion is obvious: ban cars.

"When citizens dare to infiltrate the domain ...

2012-01-19T03:10:14.473+01:00

"When citizens dare to infiltrate the domain of the automobile, they must pay the price."

Mikael, we bought you your little cycle tracks so you could have a space out of the way of the bull. Now you are beginning to sound ungrateful. You have yours, they have theirs. Know your place.

You wouldn't want to return to the world of that 1937 film, would you? Wake up, son. You're not Italian.

How stupid do they think people are? Who stands in...

2012-01-19T00:53:54.803+01:00

How stupid do they think people are? Who stands in the middle of a road like that?

Idiots.

Also, it looks like the Christian Eriksen film was...

2012-01-18T20:33:08.722+01:00

Also, it looks like the Christian Eriksen film was shot on a street that is signed 30 kph!

See here

and

here

The Google Streetview pictures were taken during construction, but despite its being bent, that looks like a permanent 30 kph sign for this stretch of road. And even an irresponsible driver is going to be slowing down for the upcoming underpass!

It is like the coverage of this crash in Kentucky:...

2012-01-18T19:10:33.520+01:00

It is like the coverage of this crash in Kentucky:

Amish teen cited for no safety symbol on buggy struck by SUV in western Kentucky

The SUV driver was drunk and left the scene of the collision (i.e. hit & run) but even a paper like the Washington Post focuses on the lack of a reflective orange triangle????

I wrote this on the topic (though it won't be ...

2012-01-18T18:38:47.603+01:00

I wrote this on the topic (though it won't be visible today, due to the Stop Online Piracy Act protest)

http://portlandize.com/2010/11/the-downside-to-our-safety-obsession/

This is something I've thought about a lot - t...

2012-01-18T18:33:09.445+01:00

This is something I've thought about a lot - the prevailing point of view in the U.S. is also that, if you don't do everything possible to protect yourself, you are at fault if you get hurt. There is very little responsibility to watch out for anyone else. This is a general societal trait here, but it is strongest when it comes to traffic, it seems. The person with the biggest SUV wins in social perception, because they protected themselves the best. The person on the bike or walking across the street was just stupid to think they could "take on" the person in the SUV (who the fuck is trying to "take on" an SUV, we're just trying to get to where we're going!)

It's crazy. I think the U.S. has some real collective mental problems.