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Re:Things people blamed on bicycles by philwelch on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @10:01AM (#32579575)
It’s surprising how low that is. As a point of comparison, in 2008, 809 Americans died tangled in their bedsheets (which correlates to total revenue generated by skiing facilities: https://tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=1864)
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Re:Things people blamed on bicycles by micromacrofoot on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @01:48PM (#32583099)
Right, more cyclists die in general every year (1,000+), but there doesn't seem to be any data on the percentage of those deaths that may be caused by cyclists running red lights.

One safe assumption is that the number of drivers killed by bikers running red lights is near 0.

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Re:Things people blamed on bicycles by yamazakiwi on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @03:34PM (#32584618)
That 809 number is mostly Elderly and Infants. I'm not trying to imply anything, I just find it interesting.
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