Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Nothing wrong with it, I simply made the apples and oranges reference because people quote my references to no overall change, and hop to cell phone rants. If they disagree with my contention that the overall risks haven't changed enough to justify riding on the left, I'm ready to do it. OTOH if they want to argue about dealing with texting while driving, I'm willing to discuss that (up to a point). But they're separate and distinct arguments.
I agree with your contention that the overall risks haven't changed enough to justify riding on the left.
In addition, my contention is that there are few (if any) significant "statistical facts" or any other credible evidence that the alleged "increased risk" to cyclists from cell phone use justifies the hysterical ranting that appears almost daily on this topic on numerous threads on BF, as well as other sources of media blathering/pontificating.