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  • More Black Cyclists Die Because of Racial Divide

    08/21/2023 7:45:36 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 64 replies
    Bicycling ^ | Aug 20, 2023 | Taneika Duhaney
    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,...