Cars, bicycles and the fatal myth of equal reciprocity
August 17, 2017 by Ashley Carruthers, The Conversation
Any public conversation about on-road cycling in Australia seems to have only one metaphor for the relationship between drivers and cyclists: equal reciprocity.
An utterance like "Drivers must respect cyclists' space on the road" must inevitably be followed by something like "For their part, cyclists must ride responsibly and obey the road rules."
For instance, the campaign promoting a new road safety law in New South Wales tells us:
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