Thread: Differences in cycling conditions from WWII to the present
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Old 08-24-07, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete Fagerlin
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Maybe there is some flaw in the way the data is collected but to my layman's eyes it sure looks like the number of motorists on the road has risen and despite the addition of many new distractions the number of cyclists fatalities has declined since "the good ole days."
The flaw is you don't know if the number of cyclists, or their exposure time to interaction with motor vehicle traffic has risen or fallen during that time span.
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