• Corn@lemmy.ml
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      10 days ago

      Per mile, there are more fatalities, but in the US, something like 39/40 deaths from bicycles and 4/5 deaths from motorbikes is due to cars; presumably decreasing the number of miles driven by car would lower the number of pedestrian, bike, and motorbike fatalities they cause.

      • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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        8 days ago

        fewer cars also means less pressure to drive at car speeds, which is dangerous on smaller vehicles where you don’t have a big metal cage around you, plus airbags and seatbelts