Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Al, are you saying you disagree with the statement without modification?
The statement being... Being hit from elsewhere is much more likely to kill you while you are cycling than is being hit from behind in daylight.
Yes I disagree as there is no data to support hit rates based on the way
I (and others who ride like I do) ride on the road.
Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Do you agree that hits-from-behind-in-daylight kill far fewer cyclists than do hits-from-elsewhere (any hit other than a hit-from-behind-in-daylight)?
Yes.
Originally Posted by Helmet Head
If so, is it not then true, by definition, that being hit from elsewhere is much more likely to kill you while you are cycling than is being hit from behind in daylight?
No, it is not true by definition because I do not know how the way I ride vs. the they way the average cyclist rides (with the vast majority where I live riding on sidewalks) compare as to relative hit rates.
If I rode exclussively on the sidewalk I would very much agree that I would be much more likely hit from elsewhere than hit from behind.
Al