• Taldan@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    You’re saying a different thing than they did. They said a drunk 14-year-old on a bike is in more danger than a 21-year-old in a car, which is correct

    Drunk pedestrians and cyclists statistically are in more danger than drivers, per mile, by a decent margin

    The problem is that doesn’t account for externalities, namely the risk of injuring others. A pedestrian or cyclist is unlikely to seriously injure someone else, whereas a driver would

    Edit: This is in the US, other countries will have different resukts due to more pedestrian-friendly infrastructure