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Are racing bikes involved in the most deaths?
On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 09:26:39 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote:
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...fter-smashing- into-a-wall-in-south-cumbria-named-1.1152936?cache=cachehiguain%252frk% 253d0%252frs%253dotuo.36vy2tp%253f Cannot say from a single report. Someone ought to collect some statistics and perhaps do a controlled double-blind trial. |
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 09:26:39 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote: http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...o.36vy2tp%253f "involved in a collision with a wall" Has the guilty party been identified? |
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"Judith" wrote in message news On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 09:26:39 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote: http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...o.36vy2tp%253f "involved in a collision with a wall" Has the guilty party been identified? It's obviously the wall's fault. Cyclists never, ever make mistakes, do they? |
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 09:26:39 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote: http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...-wall-in-south -cumbria-named-1.1152936?cache=cachehiguain%252frk%253d0%252frs%2 53dotuo.36vy2tp%253f No. http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-file...ths_2_2011.pdf Accidents (all) - 2% of deaths. Travel down the branches and you can see that motor vehicles are involved in roughly ten times number of deaths involving cyclists that year (107). |
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"Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...o.36vy2tp%253f Wot, no "why didn't he use the brakes"? Just think about what will you be doing when you're 82 and how you might end your days. This person couldn't have had any better exit. |
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"TMS320" wrote in message ... "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...o.36vy2tp%253f Wot, no "why didn't he use the brakes"? Just think about what will you be doing when you're 82 and how you might end your days. This person couldn't have had any better exit. You think that smashing into a brick wall is a better way of dying than passing away peacefully in your sleep? Just about reinforces all I've ever thought about psycholists. |
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2014 12:34:30 +0100
"TMS320" wrote: "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...o.36vy2tp%253f Wot, no "why didn't he use the brakes"? Just think about what will you be doing when you're 82 and how you might end your days. This person couldn't have had any better exit. I'd be well pleased to die in a single vehicle bike crash at 82 years old. :-) |
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Are racing bikes involved in the most deaths?
"Tarcap" wrote "TMS320" wrote in message ... "Mrcheerful" wrote in message ... http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/elderl...o.36vy2tp%253f Wot, no "why didn't he use the brakes"? Just think about what will you be doing when you're 82 and how you might end your days. This person couldn't have had any better exit. You think that smashing into a brick wall is a better way of dying than passing away peacefully in your sleep? Certainly, passing away peacefully in sleep is not unattractive. But is it possible to take this option with a guarantee that it won't be preceeded by a long period of uncomfortable decline and disability? Just about reinforces all I've ever thought about psycholists. |
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Are racing bikes involved in the most deaths?
On Wed, 06 Aug 2014 07:36:35 -0300, ben.darling
wrote: Travel down the branches and you can see that motor vehicles are involved in roughly ten times number of deaths involving cyclists that year (107). Per mile traveled bikes and cars are equally dangerous as far as pedestrians are concerned. Cyclists injured 21 pedestrians per billion km traveled in 2012 compared with 24 pedestrians injured by drivers. What is interesting is one zero cost way of reducing cycling fatalities by over 30%. All you need to do is abolish cycling clubs and road related cycling sports. Over 30% of cyclist fatalities involve (usually) men in Lycra who are racing, "time trialling" (racing). going out for group rides or "training" for cycling events. Take sports cycling off roads and you would instantly achieve far more than all other cycling safety measure put together but at no cost. |
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