Went to the dog park right after work and walked up on a classic "yelling about SF politics" convo. It veered into wild car brain territory, so I said
"How about way fewer cars?"
A guy replied "I can't bike. I'm not 25 and single."
To me (53) still in my hiviz jacket, standing next to my partner.
This person's answer to traffic safety was "we need a lot more cops. we have a shortage."
I was revving up Godzilla style to reply, but then the icy summer wind came up and we all had to get out of there.
I was just in SF last weekend and was impressed with the number of bike lanes, and the cyclists on the road.
There's not much you can do about the deeply car-brained (hand out copies of There Are No Accidents maybe) but the neutral and supportive but not actives are easier to shift.
