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by stronglikedan 300 days ago
I just wish every cyclist would re-learn that they're bound by the same traffics laws as every driver on the road. I'd bet accidents are more often than not mostly their fault.
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margalabargala 300 days ago
There is no US state where the traffic laws for cars and cyclists are identical. Where are you located that they are?
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cooljoseph 300 days ago
> I'd bet accidents are more often than not mostly their fault.

That's actually not true. Most surveys I've seen show that drivers are at fault ~80% of the time.

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MisterMower 300 days ago
Surveys?

“Yes I’ve been in an accident on my bike Mr. Poll Taker.”

“What? Of course it was the other guy’s fault!”

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cooljoseph 300 days ago
No, surveys like where researchers show up to hospitals and look at the police reports for the injured cyclists.

Sorry if I wasn't clear in my wording. By "survey" I was trying to point to the specific kind of research methodology where you survey people about what has happened in the past instead of trying to control variables like in a typical experiment.

I wasn't talking about random internet polls or self-reported blame analyses, but actual research papers.

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