| > And yet how many people die from being hit by bikes? It's barely even an issue First of all, it's all in the news, I'm not making things up https://nypost.com/2019/08/31/nyc-bicyclists-are-killing-ped... Or you can look at this, specifically the chapters "Cyclist Deaths and Impairment", "Cyclist Helmets Statistics" and "Staying Safe while Cycling" https://bayareabicyclelaw.com/safety-laws/bike-stats/ and we don't have enough data (AKA it's not been collected until few years ago) to say that "it's barely even an issue" Secondly, bikers most of all kill themselves. "One in five people injured on Australian roads and paths is a cyclist, according to a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report" https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/injury/pedal-cyclist-injury-... Is it because of the road conditions, the presence of cars or other vehicles? Or is it because cyclists underestimate the risks? According to the same study, motorcyclists only account for 2.7% of the hospitalizations. They share the road with cars as well, they go faster than bikes on the same roads. What could be different? Could it be that the safety measures engineered in motorbikes and the safety measures motorbikers take to protect themselves are actually useful to reduce physical damages? Even Netherlands has a big problem with bikers dying more than ever because of underestimating risks. https://www.iamexpat.nl/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/death-toll-... > That's obviously false. Just consider the stuff that BMX bikes can do in terms of maneuvering An expert biker on a BMX you mean! If I give a BMX to my mother, 71 years old, she couldn't even ride it. It's like saying "now look what this rally pilot can do on terrain with their fine tuned 4wd monster car" |