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NYC averages less than 1 pedestrian killed by bikes every year. https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-pedestrian-fatalities-by-bike-motor-vehicle.p
by esoterica 3y ago
NYC averages less than 1 pedestrian killed by bikes every year.
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-pedestrian-fatalities-by-bike-motor-vehicle.pdf https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nycdot-pedestrian...
There are ~300 pedestrian injuries caused by bikes every year vs 10,000 caused by cars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/nyregion/elderly-pedestrians-bicycles-accidents.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/nyregion/elderly-pedestri...
Your feelings about bikes are in direct contradiction with the data.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoOne more time: The number of people killed by each does not matter to me. What matters is the chance of getting hit at all. I still have not seen a credible study about causes of accidents involving an injured pedestrian.
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- esoterica 3y agoDid you read the comment you replied to? I will say it again: there were 300 pedestrian injuries caused by bikes and 10,000 caused by cars in NYC in 2017. Click on the link.
- pclmulqdq 3y agoI did read it. To spell it out for you: Looking at the official records (which the NYT did - I did read the thing you cited) will severely underreport bike-pedestrian collisions and the resulting injuries because almost all of them are not handled through official accident reporting channels, so they don't get counted. Like I said again, I have yet to see a credible study counting non-fatal injuries from bikes in the city. Someone could do this, for example, by randomly sampling ER patients to see how many were involved in bicycle-pedestrian crashes, but nobody has. Also, that NYT article is almost a pro-bike op-ed in its tone, and I would suggest finding sources that at least sound a little more neutral on your issues of choice.