[LMB] Dark Beta is slipping under the radar

[Rachel Ganz]

I know that wikipedia is not a proper cite but
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt_legislation has links to some more respectable sources
Rachel - must get back to work so can't do a proper hunt





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Message Received: Nov 08 2007, 01:02 PM
From: "Ed Burkhead" 
To: "'Discussion of the works of Lois McMaster Bujold.'" 
Cc: 
Subject: Re: [LMB] Dark Beta is slipping under the radar

> When drivers feel safer, they take more risks, so they're more 
> likely to injure pedestrians and cyclists. Drivers also drive closer 
> to cyclists with helmets, than cyclists without.

When riding my bicycle on the road with traffic, I find that some judicious
wobbling increases the distance cars give me by quite a lot. :-)

Have you seen statistics showing an increase in pedestrian accidents that
can be related to increased seat belt use, Rachel?

Ed

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Rachel Ganz 

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