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by Justsignedup
3062 days ago
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Same as driving a "safer" car. Cars are MUUUUUUUUUUUUCH safer than they were 20 years ago. Yet car injuries are not declining. You'd think we would be waaaaaaaay safer. Driving and biking is a large mental effort. The brain does this because it knows it will die otherwise. The safer the environment the less the brain cares about putting full power into attention to the activity. DHH Mentioned this about F1. F1 is WAAAAAAY safer than it used to be, yet more accidents. Why? Because when before people realized that speeding down a sharp turn could lead to a fatal cliff fall, now with the guard rails they can push themselves harder without as much risk, so they do, and end up crashing. |
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That depends a lot on location. Biking at 15-20 km/hour on segregated cycle paths that you know well, in a society that knows how cyclists behave, is very relaxing.