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From: bruce@fluke.UUCP (Bruce Reynolds)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Why I blow off STOP signs
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Date: Fri, 16-Nov-84 11:55:03 EST
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> As far as the bicyles being less dangerous than cars, you should see
> the campus at the Univ. of Cal. Santa Barbara. Almost everyone here rides
> a bike, all 14,000 of us.
> I even remember a rumor that someone died as a result of a bike accident.

That seems pretty believable.  Any place where there are 14,000 cyclists
probably has had more than just one cycling-related death.  Given the
proportion of cyclists who do not wear helmets, fourteen thousand riders could
add up to quite a few fatal accidents.


					bruce

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