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   The War on Cars (thewaroncars@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 20:22:54 JST The War on Cars

   NEW EPISODE: "John Forester and Vehicular Cycling, Part 1."

   John Forester's influence shaped bicycle safety in the U.S. for decades. We take a deep dive into his 1976 book, Effective Cycling, and the idea that cyclists should "act like drivers of vehicles."

   Part 1 available wherever you listen to podcasts. The full episode is available now to Patreon supporters.

   https://thewaroncars.org/2024/07/09/131-vehicular-cycling-and-john-forester-part-1/

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     Jens Glad Balchen (selulven@mastodon.ste.no)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 20:22:51 JST Jens Glad Balchen

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     @TheWarOnCars Whether you call it cyclist inferiority complex like Forester or Stockholm syndrome like me, there's certainly a -- perhaps subconscious, but nonetheless forceful -- mindset in which cyclists are subordinate to motorists. I can't see that this has changed noticably in my part of the world since Forester's time.

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     Jens Glad Balchen (selulven@mastodon.ste.no)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 20:22:53 JST Jens Glad Balchen

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     @TheWarOnCars I know urban planners who cycle to work every day, and still propose or endorse plans where cyclists are meant to be on the pavement, or nowhere at all. It's not because they don't know better. Even if they didn't already have all the knowledge, they get told by me at every public consultation. Yet they persist, and not only that, but they claim that what they're planning is very good for cyclists. There's something off about the mentality of these urban planners.

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     Jens Glad Balchen (selulven@mastodon.ste.no)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Jul-2024 20:22:54 JST Jens Glad Balchen

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     @TheWarOnCars I've known vehicular cycling for some time, but not John Forester. As an avid bike advocate (pun intended), I recognise many of the issues and concerns that seem to be the motivation behind Forester's proposals, even if I disagree that vehicular cycling is the solution. We struggle with these issues to this day. There's been very little substantial change (that I can see) from what is described in this book.