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Re:Californians may tax the rich more to subsidise electric ... by aeternum on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:07PM (#33253119)
The stats are telling though, you put your family at 250% risk of death by choosing the bike over the car. That is a major problem that needs to be addressed with infrastructure.

Unless your city has separated bike lanes, it's hard to say that this is a safe choice compared to a car.

In the UK the stats are even worse, with something like 16x risk of death and 78x risk of injury. https://kennettpeterson.com/2016/08/26/riding-your-bike-is-7...

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Re:Californians may tax the rich more to subsidise electric ... by stephencanon on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:49PM (#33253691)
I feel pretty comfortable that riding a bike here is safer than driving a car in the suburbs. Drivers generally pay attention, and speeds are much lower. More infrastructure would make it better, but we have a real protected lane for the part of our commute that actually has significant traffic.
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