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It's not safe for a kid to ride a bike anymore...
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<blockquote data-quote="keith99" data-source="post: 58499394" data-attributes="member: 211648"><p>Major fail.</p><p> </p><p>So what if absolute numbers are declining for bicycle deaths. It jsut happens I have lived most of my life in the same place. (In terms of residence, travels are a different story). It also happens that I (in large part through cycling) know the back routes to get places. This works out so my daily commute goes through the area where I grew up. Specifically right past the elementary school I attended throughthe 5th grade. Past 2 sides of the school and just after passing the school I can look to the left and see the house we lived in. </p><p> </p><p>I know the area, and I know it was teaming with kids when I grew up. Walking and biking everywhere. I go through ther about 3-4 times a week, every week. I cannot remember the last time I saw a kid on a bike. It happens that the side of the school I go by is where the (now empty) bike racks are. </p><p> </p><p>This isn't just what I see. One other site I spend a lot of time on is a cycling site. The same story is repeated over and over. People who grew up in an area where the vast majority of kids walked or rode their bikes to school where now few if any do. </p><p> </p><p>If accidents and fatalities are cut in half, but the number of miles ridden is cut by 90% it hardly means things have gotten safer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keith99, post: 58499394, member: 211648"] Major fail. So what if absolute numbers are declining for bicycle deaths. It jsut happens I have lived most of my life in the same place. (In terms of residence, travels are a different story). It also happens that I (in large part through cycling) know the back routes to get places. This works out so my daily commute goes through the area where I grew up. Specifically right past the elementary school I attended throughthe 5th grade. Past 2 sides of the school and just after passing the school I can look to the left and see the house we lived in. I know the area, and I know it was teaming with kids when I grew up. Walking and biking everywhere. I go through ther about 3-4 times a week, every week. I cannot remember the last time I saw a kid on a bike. It happens that the side of the school I go by is where the (now empty) bike racks are. This isn't just what I see. One other site I spend a lot of time on is a cycling site. The same story is repeated over and over. People who grew up in an area where the vast majority of kids walked or rode their bikes to school where now few if any do. If accidents and fatalities are cut in half, but the number of miles ridden is cut by 90% it hardly means things have gotten safer. [/QUOTE]
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