Interesting that New York City has fewer pedestrian deaths than Copenhagen per capita.
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2023
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I also thought that was interesting! Is Copenhagen behind the curve in Europe?
Part of me wonders if pedestrian-related accidents are reported more accurately than cyclists-related accidents. One report said that cyclist-related accidents in Denmark are underreported by a significant amount (something like 3x less than they should). Makes cyclist safety numbers look much lower than they actually are, which is a topic for another day.
Why are they underreported?
I don't recall. If i can find the report, I'll post it. I believe it was in Dutch, so searching for it isn't as easy as you'd think 🙁