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Mostly because biking in socal is actually dangerous. Drivers see bikers as scum, not as bona fide road users.




Ehh, I take the full lane. I survive. They honk sometimes sure.

Sample size 1. May be an element of survival bias.

Look at the very low rate of accidents for cyclists and then consider the fact that the bulk of that dataset at least among american populations is going to be comprised of cyclists who are drunk, high, both, mentally ill, or otherwise showing little regard for the rule of law on the road. Don't be drunk, be sane, follow the rules of traffic, and you have shifted to an extremely low risk demographic where the accident rate may well be close to zero.

Statistically cyclists live longer than non-cyclists.



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