London Banter - View Single Post - Institutionalised law-breaking using bikes

Jon Senior · October 20th 04, 01:35 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.rec.cycling

Silas Denyer opined the following...
3. Approximately 1% of all pedestrian deaths are caused by bicycles
4. Approximately 1% of all pedestrian detahs are caused by cars
running red lights

I know that you have admitted that your analysis is flawed, that the
data is inaccurate etc. but you still seem to expect people to accept it
as a way of forwarding your argument.

Given that you're not comparing like-with-like at all above (What
percentage of pedestrian deaths were caused by bicycles running red
lights?) what hope do you have of convincing anyone that the policy of
penalising drivers for running reds, but not cyclists, is wrong?

The stats do _not_ show that you as a pedestrian are as likely to be
killed by a bike as by a car. They do _not_ show that you are likely to
be killed by a bike running a red. They do show that as a threat to your
life as a pedestrian, your biggest concern should be a car. Do I then
find it surprising that the police concentrate on cars? Not really.

Jon