as pedestrians will loiter in bike lanes for some reason.
I have read the explanation that humans walking perceive themselves primarily as humans and not as participants in traffic which have to watch out constantly for faster objects.
This makes a lot of sense to me since the “humans walking” mode of locomotion has evolved for millions of years without faster things being around.
I go to the Netherlands fairly often and it’s more a (quickly) learned behavior to check for cyclists before crossing the bike path. Unlike motor vehicles, they can approach you silently, so you need to remember to look. In my experience, a couple of near-misses, followed by some pithy Dutch epithets, is all it takes to focus the mind.
I have read the explanation that humans walking perceive themselves primarily as humans and not as participants in traffic which have to watch out constantly for faster objects.
This makes a lot of sense to me since the “humans walking” mode of locomotion has evolved for millions of years without faster things being around.
I go to the Netherlands fairly often and it’s more a (quickly) learned behavior to check for cyclists before crossing the bike path. Unlike motor vehicles, they can approach you silently, so you need to remember to look. In my experience, a couple of near-misses, followed by some pithy Dutch epithets, is all it takes to focus the mind.