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Safe, efficient self-driving cars could block walkable, livable communities

  • Written by Daniel Piatkowski, Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Planning, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Safe, efficient self-driving cars could block walkable, livable communitiesWhen cyclists take over road lanes, self-driving cars will operate less efficiently.Can Balcioglu/Shutterstock.com

Almost exactly a decade ago, I was cycling in a bike lane when a car hit me from behind. Luckily, I suffered only a couple bruised ribs and some road rash. But ever since, I have felt my pulse rise when I hear a car coming up behind my...

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