Originally Posted by
mschwett
also, you can always trust bikeforums to turn a discussion of something like this into a forum for bickering about cars, public transit, bikes, urban planning...
hopefully this poor kid's family doesn't read it. i'm sure the helpful chart of automobile deaths a hundred years ago will make them feel better.
Well that is because many of the folks at bikeforums are discussing SOLUTIONS and the pros and cons of alternative solutions, instead of just carping about "this or that" event.
The "helpful" chart is exactly that: it shows how much ACTIONS taken by government, manufacturers, and motorists of all kinds have greatly REDUCED the incidents of death on our highways for decades.
Like the global warmingists, feel free to ignore the data---if it makes you feel better.