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Old 03-24-11 | 03:49 PM
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funny how people get all bent out of shape about the costs of infrastructure.

When Vancouver put in the Hornby bike lane many people said 3.2 million was too much to pay, but 3.2 million pays for 1 left hand turn bay on a major roadway in town. No one complained about the costs of those.

Funny too how this is Australia, where a helmet law was passed on the basis of cycling safety. Now people down under are saying cycling isn't dangerous, which is what the law opponents were saying all along

Here's a study produced by the Australian Government that says,

The perception of risk from cycle accidents is often disproportionate to the actual risk... Risk-benefits analyses consistently report that the health benefits outweigh the risks by factors ranging from 5 to 1, to 20 to 1...

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