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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by Someone on Sunday October 24, 2021 @12:52PM (#28979655)
Only if they cannot cycle anymore.

Elderly cyclists are a point of concern because three quarters of the cyclists dying in traffic accidents are over 60 years old, a quarter over 80 (https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/11/elderly-cyclists-more-...)

That partly is because of the huge success in making cycling safer for kids and partly because of population aging, but also is seen as not catering enough for this group. Many of bicycle accidents involving the elderly are one-sided.

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Re:Message from cycling heaven: it’s not that fantastic here by Vinnl on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @05:31PM (#29006549)
IIRC part of the reason was also the emergence of the electric bicycle, allowing elderly people to cycle for longer and at higher speeds. And I think they expected this to go down some more now that both their riders and the other participants in traffic get used to that.
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