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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by moonchrome on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:37AM (#34273612)
>Overall, the report concludes that the main culprit in all bicycle (regular and electric) injuries was the rider’s own behavior (44 percent) — a steering error, for example — while 32 percent was road conditions. And the majority of these accidents affected only the rider. Two-thirds of the 110,000 traffic victims treated in Dutch hospitals last year were cyclists, VeiligheidNL says. The survey was conducted with hospitalized riders between July 2020 and June 2021.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/13/23023361/e-bike-injuries-...

This is in Netherlands - Mecca of bicycle infrastructure.

I mean how is this even controversial - riding on two wheels vs driving on 4 between a steel cage is inherently more dangerous - you have to be a zealot to deny that.

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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by adrianN on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:45AM (#34274474)
Which part of your quote disputes that bike crashes at bike speeds are generally safer than motorcycle crashes at motorcycle speeds?
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Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by moonchrome on Friday January 06, 2023 @02:00PM (#34279232)
How does that change the fact that biking is order of magnitude more dangerous compared to driving a car ?

It's like saying "cocaine isn't that bad, look at what heroin does to people".

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