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I consider myself a reasonably serious cyclist (rode 60 miles today), but I say no. I think we have gone overboard with all this safety stuff on cars. The problem isn't unsafe cars, but unsafe drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Too many people are oblivious to the world around them. I think we have made the world too safe so that many people now think that nothing bad can happen to them and the rest of the world is protecting them. It is amazing how many cyclists and pedestrians I see who ride or walk into a road without even looking to see if there are any vehicles coming. And we have already had plenty of discussion about distracted drivers.
One thing I have noticed in the local news is that in the majority of accidents that result in death or serious injury, one of the drivers was driving with a suspended license.
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