Originally Posted by
John Forester
The conclusion that distracted drivers are far more likely to hit cyclists who are "centered" in the lane than are cyclists who hug the curb is just plain nonsense, entirely unsupported by the general statistics on car-bike collisions. This has to be obvious, because about 95% of American car-bike collisions are caused by turning or crossing movements.
In this post, and the one before it, you draw some very hasty conclusions on the facts that 95% of bike/car collisions happen at intersections, and that "
car-bike collisions are associated with cycling close to the edge of the roadway". Your conclusions show a lack of understanding of trafficas well as statistics, and have been refuted in this thread and elsewhere in "Advocacy and Safety".
That's all I care to say about said claims. I don't care to get into these stupid discussions with mr. Forester anymore.
(Edited because I had made a mess of my sentences.)