Quoting CalBike from the previous piece: As an excellent LA Times investigation showed, police disproportionately target people on bikes, particularly Black and Latino men, stopping them for small infractions and then subjecting them to invasive searches. Disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to lack safe bikeways, forcing people to ride on sidewalks. Decriminalizing sidewalk riding protects vulnerable populations from police encounters that can sometimes be deadly, in addition to shielding them from traffic violence.
Simply statistically speaking, I'd expect Latinos to be less well off, and for less well off people to bicycle more. Which could easily account for the 50% vs 70% numbers on its own, I should think.
Simply statistically speaking, I'd expect Latinos to be less well off, and for less well off people to bicycle more. Which could easily account for the 50% vs 70% numbers on its own, I should think.