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I'd say a bicycle is way less dangerous than a car | I'd say a bicycle is way less dangerous than a car | ||
:Considering only the two vehicles themselves, I would probably agree with you but this comic is about convenience and danger of various means of transport. Wouldn't you agree that using a bicycle for transport in crowded city traffic is rather more dangerous to the cyclist than using a car is to the driver? | :Considering only the two vehicles themselves, I would probably agree with you but this comic is about convenience and danger of various means of transport. Wouldn't you agree that using a bicycle for transport in crowded city traffic is rather more dangerous to the cyclist than using a car is to the driver? | ||
| + | :It depends on whether you're comparing worst case injuries versus injury rate. Since airliners are considered one of the safest, I think it's injury rate. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 22:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC) | ||
Most deaths are either due to involved cars or people doing races or stunts. | Most deaths are either due to involved cars or people doing races or stunts. | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 31 May 2024
I'd say a bicycle is way less dangerous than a car
- Considering only the two vehicles themselves, I would probably agree with you but this comic is about convenience and danger of various means of transport. Wouldn't you agree that using a bicycle for transport in crowded city traffic is rather more dangerous to the cyclist than using a car is to the driver?
- It depends on whether you're comparing worst case injuries versus injury rate. Since airliners are considered one of the safest, I think it's injury rate. Barmar (talk) 22:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Most deaths are either due to involved cars or people doing races or stunts.
I would not count "died because plane crashed onto road" into car dangers, as I would not count F1 driver death into the same bucket as car commuters.
So I would do the same for bikes. 172.68.192.196 21:36, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
