[SDCBC] Fwd: Passing side, suicide

[Gene Carman]

So in Amsterdam where the ride share is something like 24%, cyclists 
represent about 20% of all traffic deaths.  In America, where the 
cycling ride share is about 2%, the deaths of cyclists represents 
about 2% of all traffic deaths.  I'm just guessing here, but if 
cycling represented about 100% of all the traffic, I bet that 
cyclists deaths would pretty well represent about 100% of all the 
traffic deaths.

At 11:43 AM 4/16/2008, you wrote:
>Wow.  20% of all traffic deaths per year in Amsterdam (population 
>700k) are cyclists killed by right hooks.
>In contrast, the total number of U.S. cyclist deaths per year (about 
>800) accounts for about 2% of total traffic deaths (about 40k).
>I'm guessing the ratio in San Diego (population 1.3M)  is closer to 
>2% than 20% as well.  Anyone know?
>
>The 
><http://www.nieuwsuitamsterdam.nl/afbeeldingen/dode_hoek.JPG>picture 
>in the 
><http://www.nieuwsuitamsterdam.nl/English/2008/04/blind_spot.htm>article 
>linked in the attached message below is a must-see.   What a death trap.
>
>Serge
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Michael Graff
>Date: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 9:42 AM
>Subject: [CG] Passing side, suicide
>To: <mailto:chainguard at yahoogroups.com>chainguard at yahoogroups.com
>
>
>A story about right-hook fatalities in Amsterdam.  It's worth clicking
>through just to see the photo of a right-hook lane, complete with
>barriers that keep the cyclist in the right-hook position.
>
><http://www.nieuwsuitamsterdam.nl/English/2008/04/blind_spot.htm>http://www.nieuwsuitamsterdam.nl/English/2008/04/blind_spot.htm
>
>This quote is scant comfort:
>
>"In 2006, four cyclists were killed in blind spot accidents in
>Amsterdam [...]. However, Helmers points out that twenty people were
>killed in traffic accidents that year. Against that background, the
>amount of attention given to blind spot accidents seems exaggerated."
>
>20 cycling fatalities in one city in one year?  In Amsterdam of all places?
>
>20% seems like a big enough proportion to worry about, especially when
>the root cause is well known.
>
>The supposed solution?  More mirrors.
>
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