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.

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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.
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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.