Reply #23: The problem is that car drivers are subjected to too much [View All]

stimulation as they drive.

Watch that stop sign, that pedestrian, that bicycle, that kid who is chasing a ball. Don't hit the dog (or cat). Park in the lines or you get a ticket. You can't park there unless you put money in the meter.

Then you can't see beyond the advertising signs, the shrubs. It's very confusing.

One of the problems is that the alternatives to driving and bicycling are not good. We just don't have proper public transportation.

As a result a lot of people who don't want to drive -- and some who shouldn't be driving are on the street.

Same for cyclists. You can ride a bicycle even if you could not pass the driver's license test or if the judge has taken away your driver's license.

So, we need better public transportation.

Bikes are great, but, in the cities, they have to be ridden with extreme caution.