Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
For every cyclist killed, there's like 100 drivers. It's not a fair comparison, because obviously there's way more drivers on the road than bikers, but the news reporting gives a horribly skewed idea of the #'s.
The news has gotten ridiculous, really. They get paid to sensationalize and to instill fear in the populace, because fear draws eyeballs to the news.
Violent crime has been dropping for 30 or 40 years at least, it's lower now than it ever has been, yet parents get threatened by CPS for letting their kids ever get out of their sight, whereas 40 years ago kids roamed free and nobody thought anything of it.