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I don't drive a car, I cycle. I reject the risk of driving, but drivers put that risk on me anyway. Even more so than they do to themselves, because I'm more vu
by ant6n 11y ago
I don't drive a car, I cycle. I reject the risk of driving, but drivers put that risk on me anyway. Even more so than they do to themselves, because I'm more vulnerable than a person sitting in a moving steel cage, and because many drivers seem eager to put risk on me.
In my life time, I'm much more likely to be murdered by a driver than a terrorist.
- SonicSoul 11y agowait. you cycle because driving is too risky? are you statistically less likely to get injured while cycling, or is it mainly about caring for not injuring others?
- Lawtonfogle 11y agoI read it as they don't drive, and thus don't consent to the risk of being in a car accident. Not that they cycle because of the risk; they didn't list why they cycle.
- realitygrill 11y agoCycling appears to be about an order of magnitude (~10x) times more dangerous, per mile travelled, than driving.
- ptaipale 11y agoI made the same calculation from the statistics in my country (Finland). Risk of death in a car is in the order of 1 per 300 million km, risk of death on bike is ten times higher. Most bike deaths are single-vehicle accidents (they do not involve another party).