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by foxyv 310 days ago
When a drunk driver on a scooter kills someone it's news on almost every outlet. When a drunk driver in a car kills someone it's a Wednesday.
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The number of people on scooters is far smaller than the number of bikes on the street, so per passenger-mile scooters might be more dangerous than cars.

Besides, the roads being dangerous is old news while people are mostly unaware of the new dangers on sidewalks which are commonly perceived as safe.

Surprising events that inform about new threats to life do deserve greater publicity.

Just saying, the emperor has no clothes. 405 pedestrian fatalities per year from cars. Maybe 1 per 5 years from scooters?