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bizikletari

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Registered: 2009-03-18

Posts: 223

More fatalities in traffic

Statesman says we had 23 traffic fatalities in 4 months. And not counting an intoxicated 22 year-old who was killed when descending a capmetro bus.
That is more than five deaths due to lethal vehicles per month in Austin alone.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/ … r_wes.html

…some say that bicycles are dangerous.

cycling74

Member

Registered: 2008-09-28

Posts: 61

Re: More fatalities in traffic

…some say that bicycles are dangerous.

Yeah, ain't that the truth. Think cycling is dangerous? Try walking around as a pedestrian. Here's number 23:

"The Jeep came to a stop at the intersection and then proceeded to turn northbound onto West Gate Blvd. and struck the pedestrian."