• oranki@sopuli.xyz
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    7 hours ago

    Not saying bikes aren’t the most dangerous, but comparing against the distance skews this. A plane trip is usually quite a bit longer than any other.

    Not sure how else to measure it though, maybe against number of trips traveled?

    • redlemace@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      Number of trips sounds more reasonable. It will show the odds of completing a trip for different means of transport

      • [deleted]@piefed.world
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        7 hours ago

        [X] Doubt

        Walking is what we evolved to do. While being a pedestrian in certain parts of cities is dangerous, tons of walking is done away from vehicles.

        • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
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          6 hours ago

          Maybe depends on where you are living, but you quite probably have the wrong impression.

          In my country (Germany), less than 3000 people die each year in traffic overall, while already an estimated 4000 pedestrians die while simply using stairs.

          So, “Stairway to Heaven” gains a whole different layer of meaning, as it seems… :-)

          • [deleted]@piefed.world
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            5 hours ago

            I don’t think people commonly refer to people using the stairs as being pedestrians.