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I know you feel that cyclists are never at fault and they can never cause any damage to property or person, or ever possibly be the cause of any accident

Well, that's actually not my position at all. What did I write that gave you that impression?

I fully support drivers being responsible for the accidents/damage they cause. It is unfortunate that you think cyclists are somehow an elite group undeserving of the same responsibility.

Again, not my position. I think cyclists should be responsible for the accidents/damage they cause. But your solutions will not make that more so; or, at best, will do so only in a minuscule way while carrying a large cost.

20 crashes that resulted in serious personal injury,death or the destruction of the bike.

Actually, none of them have resulted in death or destruction of the bike, and only a couple of those involve serious personal injury. That's 20 crashes reported to CaBi. There have been 40 other incidents where staff found damage that appeared to be normal wear and tear, but it's impossible to know what those were. So 2 serious crashes, and up to 58 smaller ones which might include slow-speed, single bike crashes. That's still a rather low rate.

by David C on Jun 8, 2012 9:42 am • link • report

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