tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post5037310007738615045..comments2023-12-27T22:31:19.008-07:00Comments on The Bike Nazi: Dying in a Traffic AccidentBikeboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379272663647894409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-8547443102252260422007-04-20T09:03:00.000-06:002007-04-20T09:03:00.000-06:00Exactly, crashing in a huge SUV may be safer for t...Exactly, crashing in a huge SUV may be safer for the driver, but what about the others on the road? And I'm sure smaller, more maneuverable cars are better for avoiding accidents in the first place, which should be the goal.<BR/><BR/>Also: someone please tell SUV/pickup truck drivers that four-wheel drive won't help them stop on a slick road.<BR/><BR/>Fritz makes a very interesting point, as well.Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-83108748946542062702007-04-19T17:10:00.000-06:002007-04-19T17:10:00.000-06:00Actually, vehicle size makes a *huge* difference i...Actually, vehicle size makes a *huge* difference in the outcome when there's a collision with a pedestrian or cyclist. I've been hit by cars twice in 30+ years of riding a bike. Both times I roll up and over the car and escaped with no injuries, not even scratches. These types of collisions are fairly typical for urban cyclists.<BR/><BR/>If an SUV with it's huge front end plows into me, however, it's game over. I don't have the stats handy at the moment, but the research is available and has born this out.Yokota Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198843833237575122.post-25395744006427703372007-04-19T14:44:00.000-06:002007-04-19T14:44:00.000-06:00I think you hit the nail on the head.Part of the a...I think you hit the nail on the head.<BR/><BR/>Part of the argument of bicycle helmets vs. no helmets is that when cyclists wear helmets, they, and the drivers around them, are less concerned about safety. I agree with your assertion that this mentality extends to SUV drivers, as well. And when it comes to ANY automobiles vs. ANY bicycle, it's worse. As you said, bicycle vs. car ALWAYS ends in the cyclist losing, no matter how small the car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com