More people riding bikes makes cycling safer for everyone, major new study finds

Re:More people riding bikes makes cycling safer for everyone... by ilaksh on Saturday August 05, 2017 @07:35PM (#14938652)

As I said, I am aware that you are supposedly in danger at driveways etc. I said I would pause to check at driveways and those places. You did not acknowledge or read what I wrote, you just took the opportunity to give me a patronizing lecture.

It is realistic to try to avoid putting myself in a position where I may avoid being hit or run over by a car with no steel or anything to protect me. And we are making massive strides in terms of safety with things like self-driving cars.

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Re:More people riding bikes makes cycling safer for everyone... by crispyambulance on Saturday August 05, 2017 @09:50PM (#14939228)

Sorry, don't mean to be patronizing.

You may know that risk can qualitatively be thought of as a product of two factors: the severity of the outcome and the probability of occurrence.

In the case of cycling a high-speed rear collision with a car is very unlikely but very severe in its outcome. How common is this accident? Not very common-- it ends up on the news when it does occur.

Many many cyclists enjoy riding, on the street, for their whole lives and never have a serious accident or injury.

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