Transportation
Phoenix's Incredibly Gruesome Graphic Novels Emphasize Bike Safety
“You can see his brain!"
A boy sits dazed, half his brain exposed; another screams “YEEE-ARGH!” while blood rushes from a gut wound. Are these previews of next season’s The Walking Dead?
Scarier! They’re potentially real-life scenarios illustrated with gory gusto in Phoenix’s new bike-safety graphic novels. To get people concerned about defensive biking,* the city has produced a series of comics showing the brutal consequences of common cycling mistakes like blowing red lights and riding in a blind spot.