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by 1over137 1578 days ago
Are scooters more dangerous than cars? No. But you've internalized the 1.4 million yearly global deaths from car crashes as "normal".
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You don't know me. Me saying scooters are dangerous does not, in any way shape or form, imply that I think cars are safe. They are death machines that I would also very much like to see gone.
OK, I was a bit presumptuous. Replace "you" with "the public at large".
Yes they are. Cars are separated from pedestrians. Scooters and e-bikes aren’t. There is always some jerk with scooter trying to push through the cyclists on the bike lane or show his driving skills between pedestrians when I go to the office.
Justifying your position with your anecdotal point of view is not convincing at all.

What’s your case for the number of reported deaths and incidents of cars vs scooters?

> Cars are separated from pedestrians.

Not everywhere. And usually, not by much.