I was thinking about writing this in the question section because of the title,
but since this isn't really asking for an answer, I'm leaving it here in the free board.
After watching that accident video that appeared on Han Mun-chul TV below, my thoughts became a bit complicated.
When you watch that video, the title itself starts with "A bicycle riding fast downhill"
Huh? When I watch the video, no matter how I look at it, the speed is in the 30km range? Actually, in the comments, they said it even reached 39km momentarily,
so the average speed downhill would have actually been below 39km.
Then, if we go by common sense, it seems we should conclude that the rider was braking and controlling speed while coming down the downhill.
But wait... (if he had just come down without braking, the speed would have been faster.)
This is where my doubt started.
It's not even a bike path with all sorts of people using it,
and on a public road that looks like it has a speed limit of 60km or more, a bicycle traveling at speeds in the 30km range
is being criticized for speeding?
Then,
to avoid being labeled as 'riding fast' on a public road,
exactly what speed would one need to ride at?
10km? 20km?
Is it safe to ride at that speed on a public road??
Personally, I don't think I would drastically slow down to around 10-20km at a yellow flashing light.
Because I'm afraid of rear-end collisions.
When my thoughts reached this point, something started bubbling up inside me.
Since a lawyer who is recognized by all as a traffic accident expert has such a low level of awareness and understanding about bicycles,
even if cyclists in South Korea maintain good manners,
I can't shake the feeling that they won't receive positive perceptions.
I don't want to go as far as to say that South Korea is a bicycle-hating country, but...
