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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I don't quite understand is that cycling is supposed to be something done for health reasons, and then the cyclist engages in all manner of risky behaviors, one of which is riding on busy streets and disobeying traffic laws. Then the cyclist gets clipped and dies, so what is the point? [/quote]

Well for one, while bike riding is often done for health reasons, some do it for other reasons. Amazingly, not all cyclists are the same.

Secondly, if you ever ride in traffic yourself, you will find that sometimes the things cyclists do that you think make them less safe, actually make them more safe, or do not have any net effect either way.

As for riding on busy streets, I don't know anyone who doesn't seek out the safest convenient route.  But often times there are no good alternatives (and what you think is a good alternative, like a sidewalk is not)  Note also what is safe depends on how people ride.   A little kid going at 5MPH may be able to ride on a sidewalk that is a terrible choice for an adult riding at 16MPH.  [/quote]

But we have statistics demonstrating that cycling is incredibly less safe than driving in a car.  This is not a matter of opinion or interpretation- we have facts. [/quote]

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