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More Black Cyclists Die Because of Racial Divide
Bicycling ^ | Aug 20, 2023 | Taneika Duhaney

Posted on 08/21/2023 7:45:36 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

Why don’t more people of color ride bikes? There is no singular reason; however, safety is often cited as a primary concern. In communities of color with a high concentration of low to middle-income residents, the lack of cycling infrastructure elements, such as bike trails, bike lanes, or even shoulders, make cycling unsafe and impractical.

“The lower a metro area’s median household income, the more dangerous it’s streets are likely to be for people walking,” according to a Smart Growth America Dangerous by Design 2021 report. “This is unsurprising, given low-income communities are less likely to have sidewalks, marked crosswalks, and street design to support safer, slower speeds.”

Without such infrastructure, Black and Hispanic residents face the greatest risks. According to a Harvard and Boston University study assessing racial disparities and traffic fatalities, for every mile walked, Black people are twice as likely to be killed by cars compared to white pedestrians.

For every mile ridden, Black cyclists are 4.5 times more likely to be killed than white cyclists. At the same time, Hispanic cyclists and pedestrians experience a 1.7 and 1.5-fold risk of being killed compared to white Americans.

Higher death rates among Black and Hispanic cyclists and pedestrians in low-income communities can be partially attributed to historical neighborhood designs. In areas where the government-sponsored Home Owners’ Loan Corporation rated neighborhoods a grade of D, pedestrian fatality was twice as high as in neighborhoods with an A grade. Communities with lower ratings have wider roads designed for higher speeds, more traffic volume, and are close to highways and freeways.

In Los Angeles, the Harbor Freeway goes through the heart of a residential community of South L.A. which has a 60 to 80 percent Black and Hispanic occupancy rate.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: 1619project; bicycles; blackcyclists; blackduncesmatter; blackkk; blackliesmanors; blackliesmatter; blacklivesmatter; blacks; blm; criticalracetheory; crt; negrohalfwit; taneikaduhaney
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To: BenLurkin

For riding one.


21 posted on 08/21/2023 7:59:26 AM PDT by cowboyusa (UA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Black people are twice as likely to be killed by cars compared to white pedestrians.

And how many of those cars are driven by blacks?

22 posted on 08/21/2023 7:59:45 AM PDT by Angelino97
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Not sure if they know exactly what bikes are used for in the gang communities of Chicago. Its not exercise or getting to school or work. Normally its scouting. You go through or near another gang block. You are a runner for drug sales. A guy sits on a corner. Someone hands him money and he sends the runner to get drugs. That way you can’t lose the main load if the sale is a robbery or bust. So of course its dangerous to be on a bike in the hood. But it has nothing to do with race. If you are black, the gang next to you is just as likely to be black. And they will kill you just the same as the Mexicans will.


23 posted on 08/21/2023 8:05:35 AM PDT by poinq
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

“More black cyclists die because of the racial divide….” Mmmm… the divide isn’t racial.


24 posted on 08/21/2023 8:06:16 AM PDT by freedomjusticeruleoflaw (Strange that a man with his wealth would have to resort to prostitution.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The only black adults riding bikes in our city do so late at night; almost always wearing dark clothes with no lights or reflective materials on their bikes. Most ride around their neighborhoods, buying and/or selling drugs.


25 posted on 08/21/2023 8:06:40 AM PDT by DaBroasta ("An armed society is a polite society" Heinlein)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Complete stupidity. I don’t give a damn about bikes, who rides and where.


26 posted on 08/21/2023 8:07:01 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (The Delay Trump’s trial, delay. Elect Trump President. Trump pardons himself. )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

More Black Cyclists Die Because of Climate Change


27 posted on 08/21/2023 8:08:26 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

“For every mile ridden, Black cyclists are 4.5 times more likely to be killed than white cyclists.”

Belligerence is a killer.


28 posted on 08/21/2023 8:08:56 AM PDT by CodeToad (No Arm up! They have!)
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To: PGR88
the "George Floyd Effect"
29 posted on 08/21/2023 8:11:00 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

… for every mile walked, Black people are twice as likely to be killed by cars compared to white pedestrians. …

Pull up your pants, put your Obamaphone down, and pay attention.


30 posted on 08/21/2023 8:11:17 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

If fair skinned people in their F-150s were running-down dark skinned people on bicycles on a consistent basis, I’m sure we would hear about it.
It’s a lot more difficult to build bike lanes in congested areas and neighborhoods where you need on-street parking.


31 posted on 08/21/2023 8:11:33 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

What f’n dribble! To top if off idiots that follow the fake news actually believe this horse shit.


32 posted on 08/21/2023 8:12:38 AM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

How can anyone discuss Blacks getting killed on bicycles, Blacks having auto accidents or Blacks murdering each other, without mentioning Black I.Q.s?

I’m a serious cyclist and all of the very stupid things I’ve seen people on bikes do, were done by Blacks.


33 posted on 08/21/2023 8:13:52 AM PDT by coldcash
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

In many cases, people ride bikes because they have lost their drivers licenses, due to DUI/substance abuse. Such people may also be at higher risk of getting in the way of traffic.


34 posted on 08/21/2023 8:14:05 AM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

oh my God this is pure bullsugar.
and i see black kids on bikes all over the neighborhood and we don’t have side walks or streetlights.


35 posted on 08/21/2023 8:17:20 AM PDT by ronniesgal (The bidens are actually more white trashy than the Clintons, and that's sayin' something)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Black people are twice as likely to be killed by cars compared to white pedestrians.

How about staying on the sidewalks and not walking in the middle of the street?

See this all the time - then they wonder why they get hit by cars.

Los Angeles recently "decriminalized" jay walking b/c too many blacks were getting jay walking tickets.

Upshot? More blacks walking in the streets hit by cars. This is blamed on racism by the local media.

36 posted on 08/21/2023 8:17:35 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Everything thought generated in the narrow, propaganda fueled brain of a liberal is centered on race. It’s much more convenient than actually thinking. When your brain has only two active cells, you must use them wisely.


37 posted on 08/21/2023 8:17:52 AM PDT by Spok (The Dunning-Kruger effect explains a lot. It’s why you don’t try to reason with a Democrat.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

More black on black crime, the only place I have ever seen black people riding bicycles is in major urban areas.


38 posted on 08/21/2023 8:20:20 AM PDT by JJBookman (Democrats = Party for the racists )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

With the generalities and broad-brushing this reads like a high school or junior college theme paper for an English or sociology class or an essay for a grant application.


39 posted on 08/21/2023 8:20:42 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Biden: If you don’t vote Democrat, you might ride a bike.


40 posted on 08/21/2023 8:21:32 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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