If Walani1961 or anyone else thought my comments were arrogant or condescending, then I apologize, for that was certainly not my intent.  I felt I was being polite while expressing concern about what Walani1961 said.

As far as your comment about being a shill, anyone who reads Civil Beat on a regular basis knows that I have supported bicycle-related activities, programs and events for years.  There are no secrets there.

My comment regarding the increase in safety on roadways when more bikes are present was based on a number of articles and studies I’ve read.  Here is a comment from one of them:  “bicyclist safety significantly increases when there are more bikes on the road, a finding that could be attributed to a `safety in numbers effect.’”   Here is the article that quote came from - https://www.cudenvertoday.org/more-cyclists-on-road-can-mean-less-collisions/.