When Drivers See Bicyclists as Less Human (Replay)
Originally posted on YouTube on August 14. This is part of our Thursday replays, in which we bring audio from previous YouTube videos to the podcast feed.
Researchers showed 563 people pairs of photographs of cyclists and asked one question: which of the two looks less human?
Same model. Same bike. The only thing that changed was what was on the rider's head or chest.
Seven out of ten times, people picked the rider wearing the helmet. Nearly eight out of ten times, they picked the rider in the high-visibility vest. The safety gear performed worse than no safety gear at all.
The researchers…
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