Edward Dolan
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
"Wilson" <ww@dixiedancekings.com> wrote in message
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> "Jon" <jonmein@none.non> wrote in message
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>> "Wilson" <ww@dixiedancekings.com> wrote
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>>> My argument, which is backed up by my common sense, is that a cyclist
>>> getting run over by a car, train, bus, or semi trailer is involved in an
>>> event that is inherently dangerous, and often fatal, to the cyclist.
>>
>> So based on this do you believe cycling is "particularly dangerous"?
>>
>> Jon
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>
> Consider sky diving. If you land safely it isn't particularly dangerous.
> If you don't land safely it can be extremely dangerous. There's little
> middle ground for other outcomes.
>
> You consider the the safety ramifications and then you take your chances.
I like to look at police chases on TV which often result in terrible
crashes. Is everyone killed? Not by a long shot. Most of the time the
criminals jump out of their crashed vehicle and began running on foot. In
other words, for every motor vehicle crash that results in a death, there
are thousands which do not result in death or even in any serious injuries.
That is most certainly not the case when a motor vehicle crashes into a
cyclist. The cyclist will be seriously injured each and every time that
happens.
Score:
Wilson = 100
Jon & Pete = 0
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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> "Jon" <jonmein@none.non> wrote in message
> news:484d075c$0$5908$88260bb3@news.teranews.com...
>> "Wilson" <ww@dixiedancekings.com> wrote
>>>
>>> My argument, which is backed up by my common sense, is that a cyclist
>>> getting run over by a car, train, bus, or semi trailer is involved in an
>>> event that is inherently dangerous, and often fatal, to the cyclist.
>>
>> So based on this do you believe cycling is "particularly dangerous"?
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
>
> Consider sky diving. If you land safely it isn't particularly dangerous.
> If you don't land safely it can be extremely dangerous. There's little
> middle ground for other outcomes.
>
> You consider the the safety ramifications and then you take your chances.
I like to look at police chases on TV which often result in terrible
crashes. Is everyone killed? Not by a long shot. Most of the time the
criminals jump out of their crashed vehicle and began running on foot. In
other words, for every motor vehicle crash that results in a death, there
are thousands which do not result in death or even in any serious injuries.
That is most certainly not the case when a motor vehicle crashes into a
cyclist. The cyclist will be seriously injured each and every time that
happens.
Score:
Wilson = 100
Jon & Pete = 0
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota