A Vicious Cycle: The Dangerous Dehumanisation of Cyclists

Re:A Vicious Cycle: The Dangerous Dehumanisation of Cyclists by maccard on Monday February 21, 2022 @07:50AM (#30415324)

> And how many cars are in a car-free zones can hit you?

That's not OP said, they claimed "Aggressive and fast driving cyclists are in no way less dangerous to pedestrians than a car".

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Re:A Vicious Cycle: The Dangerous Dehumanisation of Cyclists by MagnumOpus on Monday February 21, 2022 @08:11AM (#30415509)

Which is assuming the conclusion - yes, that kind of cyclist would be dangerous but their number and danger is vanishingly small compared to aggressive and fast drivers (50x more numerous and 10x more dangerous).

In the UK, drivers kill about 500-1000 pedestrians a year, cyclists maybe 10 at worst...

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Re:A Vicious Cycle: The Dangerous Dehumanisation of Cyclists by soneil on Monday February 21, 2022 @10:12AM (#30416695)

Indeed, there's a survivorship bias with cyclists.

If you've ever been hit by a cyclist going too fast, you'll have a very opinionated story to tell. If you've ever been hit going by a car too fast, you're just a faceless member of one of our more embarrassing statistics.

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Re:A Vicious Cycle: The Dangerous Dehumanisation of Cyclists by justsomehnguy on Monday February 21, 2022 @02:26PM (#30419590)

Please see the comment in the neighbouring thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30415828

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