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Re:The Citroen Ami – tiny electric car with no boot, 28mph t... by layer8 on Saturday November 26, 2022 @11:47AM (#33754210)
The question is how often bikes get into an accident vs. cars, which is difficult to measure relative to the number of comparable trips made. The above statistics probably only tell you that if you get into an accident that happens to get reported, what is your relative survival rate then. And it’s not a surprise that bike riders have a lower survival rate when a car is involved. That doesn’t mean that bike riders in general have a lower life expectancy than car drivers.
Re:The Citroen Ami – tiny electric car with no boot, 28mph t... by masklinn on Saturday November 26, 2022 @11:56AM (#33754314)
An other question is, what does that become when you actually invest in proper bike and pedestrian infrastructure?
Re:The Citroen Ami – tiny electric car with no boot, 28mph t... by cycomanic on Saturday November 26, 2022 @12:49PM (#33754864)
There are actually studies (e.g. mentioned here https://www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/cyclists-live-longer-a...) which show that people who commute by bike live the longest.
Re:The Citroen Ami – tiny electric car with no boot, 28mph t... by spacedcowboy on Saturday November 26, 2022 @12:50PM (#33754882)
It took being hit by a car three times (two minor collisions, the last one hospitalized me) for me to give up on the e-bike idea. Car drivers (at least in the Bay Area) are not ready for bikes going at speed, IMHO, they just don’t look, or at least, they don’t see.

This thing might work out better than the bike because it’s a lot more visible, but I actually doubt there’d be much take-up. As someone else said, a second-hand leaf or similar would probably be better.