It's because of how much road designs in the US baby drivers into a false sense of security, which causes their ability to control the vehicle and their decision making skills to atrophy. Also involved are how lax training is and how pitiful licensing is.
竹下憲二 (tk@diatom.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Dec-2023 11:32:52 PST
竹下憲二In all my years of #cycling, I've never found a great solution for cold weather. If I bundle up so I'm not chilled, then I soak everything with sweat in short order. If I wear less, then I freeze. I've tried Merino wool, synthetics (Gore, Event, etc.), and so on, but nothing works well enough for me.
Sadly, that means I don't do anything exciting on the #bicycle during the coldest part of the year. Just my daily local loop. :(
竹下憲二 (tk@diatom.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 17:02:02 PST
竹下憲二"Central business districts" in the US and Canada that purely cater to office workers commuting in from elsewhere are noisy, ugly, depressing, and outright sketchy. Outside of commute hours, they're even scary because they're so dead except for the few people who are unfortunate enough to be stuck outside there.
Without having to deal with the load and distraction of ambient noise and other sounds, I feel like my mental capacity has increased. It's bizarre. 0_0