His Brain is Gone!
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Some of the stats are quite predictable.
30% of the deaths being from 5pm to 9pm. Those are prime riding hours, and the coincide with busy traffic hours. I'm surprised it isn't higher.
66% in urban areas - of course. That's where the cars & busy streets are.
The average age of the cyclist killed is higher ... and more older people are cycling.
The stats about how much more dangerous it is in the USA than Germany or the Netherlands is interesting. I suspect much of that is due to drivers being more respective of cyclists. Perhaps their cyclists respect the rules of the road more too.
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