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stephiereffie t1_iy01y9g wrote

Reply to comment by Brickleberried in The Exceptionally American Problem of Rising Roadway Deaths (includes a focus on pedestrian and cyclist deaths in DC) by woulditkillyoutolift

Okay, cool.

From my gooogling, looks like about 400 people died in single vehicle bicycle accidents in 2020.

On the other hand, 6516 pedestrians were mowed down by cars in 2020.

They're not comparable.

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Brickleberried t1_iy02ugv wrote

I'm not sure how that disproves my statement that both bikers and pedestrians can be crazy, which endangers their own lives.

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stephiereffie t1_iy0mgfx wrote

I'm not disproving it, I'm pointing out how inconsequential your statement is. Who gives a crap about the damage bicyclists do to themselves? We care about the damage cars can do to pedestrians.

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Brickleberried t1_iy0pxf2 wrote

> Who gives a crap about the damage bicyclists do to themselves?

So you don't actually care about the safety of bikers?

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stephiereffie t1_iy0s1k9 wrote

I think folks have the right to hurt themselves if they want.

That's obviously not the case when a car hits pedestrian.

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