Originally Posted by gonzohill
If you have accidents of any type more often in one place than another it might be reasonable to conclude it is more dangerous on the sidewalk!!
It would be reasonable to draw that conclusion, IF you ranked/assessed ALL accidents as equal in severity and made no distinction at all about accident effects; i.e. a bent rim or skinned knee accident is identical in consequences to an accident that results in paralysis, crushed internal organs or shattered bones or bodies.
Though some of the studies, oft quoted by self-appointed VC "safety experts, do use such inadequate methods to categorize risk, no credible safety person would rely on, or even pay attention to, such statistical doo-doo for the purpose of risk analysis/risk management. Obviously, as this thread demonstrates, there are those who are quite content to believe in what they want to believe, regardless of lack of reliable/credible evidence.