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Originally Posted by pylon
There is a huge difference between a bike and a car, and as a cyclist you are far closer to a pedestrian than a motorist. The likelihood of me killing you in your car while I am on my bike is probably 0.00000000000000000000001%. The likelihood of me killing a pedestrian is probably 0.00001 %. After a quick google search, I couldn't find one scenario where a cyclist killed a pedestrian in Calgary, ever.
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Just to clarify, I think there was a lady killed by a guy on a road bike on a pathway in the NW not to long ago...I'll see if I can find a link.
edit: nope I lied, it was a rollerblader....
http://newsroom.calgary.ca/pr/calgar...er-163904.aspx
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At approximately 1756hrs on July 15th, 2010 Calgary Police Service members attended a report of a collision involving a roller blader and an elderly female pedestrian in on a foot path in Confederation Park.
The pedestrian was transported to Hospital with life threatening injuries. Members of the Calgary Police Service are still investigating.
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Pretty sure she died a few days later.