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Re: SF Bicyclist runs red light, seriously injures pedestrian

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From: Jonz
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:54
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On 11/25/2011 8:34 AM, Jym Dyer wrote:
> jcdill writes:
>> I was driving north on Embarcadero about a week after this
>> incident, stopped at a red light, and a bike ... [deletia].
>
> =v= Yep, right on cue, here come the anecdotes.
>
>> Clearly there are a lot of bicyclists who haven't realized
>> how dangerous this type of behavior can be.
>
> =v= And how dangerous do you realize that to be, exactly?
> The tragedy under discussion is the only such known to have
> happened in city records going back to 1990.  Statistically
> speaking, "driving north on Embarcadero" is more likely to
> kill people (and 10x as likely to hospitalize them).
>      <_Jym_>

Yep, right on cue, here come the bicyclist apologists.

Jonz
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Subject: Re: SF Bicyclist runs red light, seriously injures pedestrian
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