On 7 Nov, 07:59, Doug wrote:
> On 6 Nov, 17:57, Mike Ross wrote:> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:01:20 -0800 (PST), Doug wrote:
> > >Its amazing how many are killed and injured and so much destruction
> > >caused by cars on pavements, and so few and so little caused by
> > >cyclists on pavements.
>
> >
>
> > I don't see what's so amazing about it; a car is much heavier than a bike, of
> > course it's going to cause much more damage if it hits something or someone.
> > Talk about stating the bloody obvious!
>
> Yes but my reason is we hear so often on newsgroups about cyclists on
> pavements and so rarely about motorists on pavements, despite the huge
> difference in danger caused.
>
The difference is that cars usually go onto the pavement in error
whereas a lot of cyclists deliberately ride on the pavement. |