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> The Idaho Stop doesn't mean you blast through red. You stop.

Aha, this make much more sense!

> Maybe marginally if the cyclist is wearing a helmet but they are both essentially as vulnerable as you can be.

Its more the point of impact, the pedestrian gets hit by the handlebars which are small and pointy. The cyclist will normally get cushioned by the pedestrian.

However I suspect that numbers and collisions are tightly coupled to country. the pavement layouts are different.



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