I'm often a pedestrian, and I gotta say: yes, a distracted or aggressive driver can kill ya, but it seems to me that a distracted or aggressive cyclist can still fuck you up pretty badly, and as a percentage by vehicle type I'm noticing a lot more of the latter lately
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We have actual numbers on car vs bike caused deaths/injuries, and they're different by about four orders of magnitude. So this is absolutely an issue of your irrational fears - like schools that run active shooter drills, the solution here is for you to get over it.
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Bikes also very rarely maim people (although harder to get hard stats for that). I wouldn't like to be maimed by a bike, but I also wouldn't like to be shot by a neonazi on a shooting spree. I could easily scare myself by both possibilities, but I'd rather trust the stats.
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There are far fewer cyclists on the road than cars. I'm noticing what seems like a disproportionate level of aggressive or neglectful behavior. And the replies to this post make it pretty clear that there's not a great sense of responsibility in this community.
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