Brussels Rocked by Terrorist Attacks

Re:Brussels Rocked by Terrorist Attacks by ant6n on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @09:30AM (#11336384)

I don't drive a car, I cycle. I reject the risk of driving, but drivers put that risk on me anyway. Even more so than they do to themselves, because I'm more vulnerable than a person sitting in a moving steel cage, and because many drivers seem eager to put risk on me.

In my life time, I'm much more likely to be murdered by a driver than a terrorist.

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Re:Brussels Rocked by Terrorist Attacks by SonicSoul on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @09:58AM (#11336601)

wait. you cycle because driving is too risky? are you statistically less likely to get injured while cycling, or is it mainly about caring for not injuring others?

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Re:Brussels Rocked by Terrorist Attacks by Lawtonfogle on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @10:20AM (#11336764)

I read it as they don't drive, and thus don't consent to the risk of being in a car accident. Not that they cycle because of the risk; they didn't list why they cycle.

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Re:Brussels Rocked by Terrorist Attacks by realitygrill on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @01:52PM (#11338441)

Cycling appears to be about an order of magnitude (~10x) times more dangerous, per mile travelled, than driving.

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Re:Brussels Rocked by Terrorist Attacks by ptaipale on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @03:54PM (#11339498)

I made the same calculation from the statistics in my country (Finland). Risk of death in a car is in the order of 1 per 300 million km, risk of death on bike is ten times higher.

Most bike deaths are single-vehicle accidents (they do not involve another party).

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