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Re:Luckily I got hit by a car by eulgro on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:05AM (#37272515)
But cyclists don't ride at 60 mph in a thousand kilograms vehicle, so it hardly matters to anyone but to them.
Re:Luckily I got hit by a car by atdrummond on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:40AM (#37272815)
I’ve been hit by a half dozen cyclists (all in SF, despite having spent more time as an adult in more biking dense Europe) and never by a car.

I’m probably not going to attempt to draw any policy or broader conclusions from this.

Re:Luckily I got hit by a car by ben_w on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:51AM (#37272911)
I have been hit by a car; the driver didn't look my way when pulling out after having stopped at a minor-to-major junction.

Even at, to guess, 10 mph, I don't recommend it. Wrote off my bicycle.

But yeah, small samples are bad to draw conclusions from.

Re:Luckily I got hit by a car by Symbiote on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:54AM (#37272964)
The people who have been rammed by a car can't contribute to this discussion as they're dead. It's around 10-20 every year in San Francisco.

It looks like there was one pedestrian death caused by a cyclist in around the last 10 years.

Re:Luckily I got hit by a car by dazc on Saturday August 26, 2023 @09:48AM (#37272881)
You still wouldn't want to be hit by a moving bicycle though, regardless of speed. People can act recklessly when they perceive themselves to be invulnerable and this applies to everyone, cyclists included.