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>>Ah, yes, because cars and bikes represent totally comparable risks to others.

The point is that "I don't see a point in doing X because X has never happened to me" is not a good argument.

Let's try a better comparison then - maybe I should cancel my cycling liability insurance, because I never hit anyone with my bike then?

>>I'll be over here looking at the 1.3 million people who die in car accidents around the world and not caring about e-bikes at all.

I don't see how that's relevant to what I said - you will be punished more harshly if you cycle where you shouldn't. The number of people who die in car accidents bears no relation.



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