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Tony Raven
Guest
With all these bombings and checkings in I was just musing at our own
risk assymmetry. We take offence at cycling being seen and portrayed as
a uniquely dangerous activity and yet we are all worrying about the much
lower risk of getting caught in a terrorist bombing. It was John Adams
who pointed out that all the Londoners abandoning the Tube and buses in
favour of cycling were putting themselves at much greater risk, albeit
still a minutely tiny one. Yet many people, including some here I
suspect, are genuinely scared and nervous of travelling on the Tube at
the moment. Its a funny thing risk perception but perhaps as a result
we should be more understanding of those that perceive cycling as dangerous.
OK, OK, I'll shut up now ;-)
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Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon
risk assymmetry. We take offence at cycling being seen and portrayed as
a uniquely dangerous activity and yet we are all worrying about the much
lower risk of getting caught in a terrorist bombing. It was John Adams
who pointed out that all the Londoners abandoning the Tube and buses in
favour of cycling were putting themselves at much greater risk, albeit
still a minutely tiny one. Yet many people, including some here I
suspect, are genuinely scared and nervous of travelling on the Tube at
the moment. Its a funny thing risk perception but perhaps as a result
we should be more understanding of those that perceive cycling as dangerous.
OK, OK, I'll shut up now ;-)
--
Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon