ByteOnBikes to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone • 7 days agoThe "back in mah day" and "F those kids" same person rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up11.4Karrow-down19
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minus-square@bss03@infosec.publinkfedilink121•7 days agoFrom 1975 to 2015 “deaths are down 92 percent among children ages 15 and under, and down 44 percent annually across all cyclists.” – https://www.bicycling.com/news/a20043115/kids-bike-fatalities-down-92-percent-but-theres-a-catch/ “You” personally might have survived, but about 12-13 times as many kids died from “No helmet, no fear”. (At least very least, 2x as many did.)
minus-square@Glitterbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink50•7 days agoIgnore deaths and just do brain damage statistics. It will all start to make sense.
minus-square@explodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish36•6 days ago “Thus, the decline in bicyclist mortality among children might be attributable to fewer child bicycle trips rather than a result of safer road conditions,” the report reads.
minus-square@bss03@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish14•6 days agoI believe the comparison was between to “good old days” and “now”, so the 92% number remains valid, even if there are multiple contributing changes. But, sure, maybe the 44% number is closer to correct.
From 1975 to 2015 “deaths are down 92 percent among children ages 15 and under, and down 44 percent annually across all cyclists.” – https://www.bicycling.com/news/a20043115/kids-bike-fatalities-down-92-percent-but-theres-a-catch/
“You” personally might have survived, but about 12-13 times as many kids died from “No helmet, no fear”. (At least very least, 2x as many did.)
Ignore deaths and just do brain damage statistics. It will all start to make sense.
I believe the comparison was between to “good old days” and “now”, so the 92% number remains valid, even if there are multiple contributing changes.
But, sure, maybe the 44% number is closer to correct.