Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
........ I'm not saying there has ever been any golden age when cars weren't running into things. ........... air bags, mandatory seat belt laws, crumple zones, collapsible steering columns and such did tend to mete out some punishment to motorists who didn't pay attention. Now they can drive into walls and walk away with only bruises.
You defeat your own point. Cars/motorist/humans have always had accidents.
No one really expects people to be perfect. Driving... cycling or even just walking around... people are going to bump into things. If you object to human [accidental] contact..... a remote cabin in the mountains might be a good idea.
Otherwise the joy of cycling is accompanied with the inherent risk or accidental injury.
Fatal injury isn't likely but is always possible. Threads like this one should serve as a reminder to us.