English language news on traffic is auto-centric to the point of useless, add to that the fact that most journalists and much of the public has no grasp of statistics. The statistics on the increased rate of accidents entirely mirror the increased number of cyclists in Japan, and to compare the cyclists accident rate in Japan to N.America and Europe without mentioning that there are multiples of the riders...
Byron Kidd is the founder of the Tokyo By Bike website, writer, experienced urban cyclist, and recognized authority on cycling in the staggering metropolis of Tokyo.
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English language news on traffic is auto-centric to the point of useless, add to that the fact that most journalists and much of the public has no grasp of statistics. The statistics on the increased rate of accidents entirely mirror the increased number of cyclists in Japan, and to compare the cyclists accident rate in Japan to N.America and Europe without mentioning that there are multiples of the riders...
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