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[–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

In the Netherlands, bicyclists were always second place in deaths just behind people in cars. Most accidents which causes death are between a car and a bicycle. When the e-bike got trendy. We've seen a big spike in bicycle deaths in 2023 causing it to be the nr 1 cause of death in traffic. The Fat-bike is a big problem here. Its trendy among kids and realy easy to disable speed limiters. Percentage wise I couldn't find anything this fast but it does look like people in cars just don't see them or pay attention to them as the drive faster. I think cameras checking the surroundings is the best hope in getting those numbers down.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago

    This is really sad, I don't want to drive a tin can of death just so I am more protected from others driving tin cans of death :(

    At least I don't drive e-bike and use bike lanes ¯\⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)\⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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