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Where I live there are almost no bike lanes, not even the shitty painted ones. How dangerous is it to get on the road with all of the other cars?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Depends on where you are.

How busy are the roads you want to ride on? Are there other bikers? What days/times do you want to ride at? Are there a lot of accidents or few relative to other cities? How comfortable are you on a bike?

Answering these and other questions for yourself can let you know how dangerous or not it is.

On average

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Cycling is a safe activity. It's gotten a lot more dangerous due to lack of respect on the roads / culture war bullshit, but in absolute terms, cycling is still an extremely safe activity.