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You're being irrational with that fear. Cyclists are basically never killed by other cyclists or pedestrians. In fact, 5 of the last 8 years had zero pedestri
by quartz 7y ago
You're being irrational with that fear. Cyclists are basically never killed by other cyclists or pedestrians.
In fact, 5 of the last 8 years had zero pedestrian deaths due to collisions with cyclists. [1]
[1] https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikestats.shtml#crashdata https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikestats.shtm...
- bobbylarrybobby 7y agoYou do have to weigh the severity of death against the frequency of lesser injuries. Hippos are more likely to kill me than mice, but I'm much more worried about the mouse problem in my building than I am about hippos.
- jkingsbery 7y agoI have not dug into the data, but for whatever it's worth, cyclists completely ignore the Red Bicycle lights here in midtown. These are red lights that are even shaped like a bicycle, and when pedestrians are crossing in the other direction the bikes keep going.
- Alex3917 7y agoThe difference is that almost getting killed by a car happens only a few times per month, but having pedestrians step into the bike lane right in front of you without looking happens multiple times per day.