In that case, all the Kamikaze cyclists must live in Oxford. How we only have one death a year on average is beyond me; most cyclists round here seem to have a death wish.
I can tell that you're frustrated about this. University towns like Oxford have an unusually high proportion of cyclists, so the absolute number of people who take risks and get about on a bicycle is also higher. The solution is still to train everyone to use public spaces with proper consideration for all other people, whatever their mode of transport.
There are compelling reasons of public health, personal freedom, environmental sustainability, economics etc. which mean that we should encourage people to become competant adult cyclists.
If you see a discrepency between your perception of the risk, and the measured casualty numbers, then either the casualties are being reported inaccurately, or your perception of the risk is in error.
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Date: 2007-05-19 08:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-20 07:27 am (UTC)There are compelling reasons of public health, personal freedom, environmental sustainability, economics etc. which mean that we should encourage people to become competant adult cyclists.
If you see a discrepency between your perception of the risk, and the measured casualty numbers, then either the casualties are being reported inaccurately, or your perception of the risk is in error.