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Bikes are threats to pedestrians. I've never hit a pedestrian on a bike but I've come close. I've also been hit by a car while on a bike (at a low speed, enough
by danielweber 13y ago
Bikes are threats to pedestrians. I've never hit a pedestrian on a bike but I've come close. I've also been hit by a car while on a bike (at a low speed, enough to trash the bike but I was able to hop off in time) so I have sympathy here.
- dllthomas 13y agoBikes injure pedestrians fairly often. My understanding is they rarely kill (though I'm happy to defer on either to someone bringing actual statistics to the table).
- vanderZwan 13y agoThey don't, you need higher speeds for that (freak accidents don't count). Source: the lack of bicycle-caused deaths in the Netherlands.
- dllthomas 13y agoWell, apparently they do occasionally (though you'd probably be correct in labeling it a "freak accident"): http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/no-jail-for-cyclist-chris-bucchere-in-fatal-castro-collision/Content?oid=2519556 http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/no-jail-for-cyclist-c...