Re: Cyclist hit and runs - what is the answer?

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:50:19 +0000, uce@xxxxxxx (Just zis Guy, you
know?) wrote:

>So: the *fact* as documented by Howard and others is that the "problem"
>as you put it is actually *decreasing*, not increasing, despite the
>number of pavements designated as shared use in the last decade.

Shared use facilities remove the incidents on them from the statistics
quoted in this thread...

> Again, you have been shown mamy times where
>to find the figures which show that bicycles *do not* pose an unusual
>risk to others,

Er, they certainly do,
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040616/text/40616w02.htm

shows 53 seriously injured people in incidents between 1999 and 2002,
that's certainly a risk, and I would certainly say it's an unusual
one.

The posts responding on this thread give a strong feeling that people
are defending cycling on the pavement, continually saying the risk is
low might be worthwhile if you're arguing for less resources to be
spent combating it, but I've seen no such arguments, just people
saying "pavement cyclists only kill a few people..." without making
any specific point to why they're saying it, that's what gives the
impression of defending the practice.

Jim.
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