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Old September 29th 10, 02:17 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
Peter Cole[_2_]
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On 9/28/2010 7:06 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:


IIRC the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (or
whatever it's called) has found that responsibility for accidents
between bikes and cars hovers around 50-50. But I may not RC and I
don't have time just now to go searching for the information.


IIRC, that data is for fatalities, which have their own serious
reporting issues. I may be wrong, but if you don't have the time,
neither do I.



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Old September 29th 10, 11:45 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.misc
Tim McNamara
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Peter Cole wrote:

On 9/28/2010 7:06 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:


IIRC the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (or
whatever it's called) has found that responsibility for accidents
between bikes and cars hovers around 50-50. But I may not RC and I
don't have time just now to go searching for the information.


IIRC, that data is for fatalities, which have their own serious
reporting issues. I may be wrong, but if you don't have the time,
neither do I.


I think you're right about that data being specific to fatalities.
Unfortunately life is busy these days and free time to spend googling
traffic safety data is limited for both of us.

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