Congressman Anthony Weiner told Mayor Bloomberg during a recent dinner that if he became mayor, his first year would be spent tearing out the city's bike lanes in a series of ribbon-cutting events. While bicycle ridership in New York City has massively increased over the past decade, fatalities in bike collisions have remained fairly constant, indicating that cycling is now safer than in previous years. Advocates argue that a safe systems approach focusing on systemic and normative changes can further reduce bike collisions and achieve the goal of zero traffic deaths, rather than blaming human error.
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Paul Steely White Plenary
7. "When I become mayor, you know what I’m
going to spend my first year doing? I’m
going to have a bunch of
ribbon-cuttings tearing out
your fucking bike lanes." —
Congressman Anthony Weiner to frenemy
Mayor Bloomberg, during a recent dinner at
which beef was served, in their few minutes of
cordial man-to-man conversation.
23. Rising Ridership, but Not Risk
*2015 ridership estimate
Over the past decade, the number of bicycle trips – and the number of cyclists – has
massively increased in New York City. However, fatalities in collisions have remained fairly
constant, meaning that cycling is in essence safer now than it was just a few years ago.
36. Old vs. New
• Accident
• We have to do better
• Blame Human Error
• Change Individuals
• LOS > Safety
• Crash
• Zero
• Leaders Responsible
• Change System, Norms
• Safety > LOS
