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As a dutch person i found this an interesting read, didn't know some of the history how we got here and how much we benefit from it. "All of these changes have
by ako 4y ago
As a dutch person i found this an interesting read, didn't know some of the history how we got here and how much we benefit from it. "All of these changes have had an incredible impact on The Netherlands. In the 1970s about 500 children were dying from car fatalities per year. Four decades later in 2010, 14 children died, a decrease of about 97%." “Similar bicycling rates in the United States would save a staggering 125,000 lives each year.”
- CalRobert 4y agoI'm about as orange-pilled (NotJustBikes fan) as they get - to the point where my family are mostly trying to move to Utrecht if only to live in bloommerwede.nl/ - but that statistic is suspicious given that the US has roughly 40,000-50,000 road deaths per year. Maybe it's considering deaths from reduced pollution and other less direct effects of automobile use?
- ciconia 4y agoThe 125,000 figure is for deaths related to obesity. For traffic accidents it's 20,000.