Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Whatz "too bad" about reminding you that your (and other A&S safety nannys) repetitious rants about bicycling risk, based on unsubstantiated "obvious truths", are nothing but unsubstantiated guesswork (at best), and remain so no matter how much you believe these "obvious truths" and/or how many times you repost/repeat them without any credible support.
I suppose we should just not bother responding to the questions asked over and over again on the safety forum... after all, apparently without "credible support" such things just don't matter and those newbies should just find out for themselves.
BTW it appears that there is at least some form of credible support regarding the potential risk of portable electronic devices while cycling...
The use and risk of portable electronic devices while cycling among different age groups C. Goldenbeld a, ⁎, M. Houtenbos a , E. Ehlers b , D. De Waard c
Journal of Safety Research, 11 January 2012
But hey, perhaps you should investigate it and then deny their statistical methods or something.