Re: 1972 Legnano in the news

On 11/14/2024 10:59 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 11/14/2024 9:48 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

 I'm explaining why bike paths have been found to cause more crashes per kilometer than ordinary roads.
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Apparently, for certain people to understand why, it's necessary to repeat the information.
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Not that I mind. Any competent teacher knows that people seldom really grasp a new fact the first time they hear it.

 People choose what they like, for their own reasons or for no reason.
 As mentioned recently here, separated paths skew to a different demographic than urban commuting in traffic, different than large Sunday morning touring clubs, different than Cat 5 criteriums, etc.  All of those contribute to the overall non-path rate per mile yet each subgroup's rate is different.

True. As with many issues, people can excuse the broad data by claiming it applies only (or more?) to subgroups. But as with many issues, we can never get 100% granular data. We have to make do with the data we have.
If nothing else, the links I've given should indicate that on linear park bike trails, people should be a bit more alert than they typically are.
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- Frank Krygowski