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0 pointsSonicSoul10y ago0 comments

wait. you cycle because driving is too risky? are you statistically less likely to get injured while cycling, or is it mainly about caring for not injuring others?

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Lawtonfogle10y ago

I read it as they don't drive, and thus don't consent to the risk of being in a car accident. Not that they cycle because of the risk; they didn't list why they cycle.

realitygrill10y ago

Cycling appears to be about an order of magnitude (~10x) times more dangerous, per mile travelled, than driving.

ptaipale10y ago

I made the same calculation from the statistics in my country (Finland). Risk of death in a car is in the order of 1 per 300 million km, risk of death on bike is ten times higher.

Most bike deaths are single-vehicle accidents (they do not involve another party).

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