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@scott I want to push back on the framing here: I'm saying there isn't any issue that can be identified as *the* issue.
I hold both that bigger vehicles are more dangerous and that people are getting more distracted in my head at the same time.
Another reason I'm hesitant to call vehicle size *the* issue is that truck and SUV sales have been exploding since the '90s, and the reversal in death trends is newer than that.
@TechConnectify @scott Not that I wish to be accused of victim blaming, but as a driver of a large SUV and also a cyclist, I’ve definitely noticed that pedestrians seem far less aware of their surroundings in recent years, possibly since the introduction of AirPods and other similar earphones. I regularly have near misses, particularly when cycling, due to people stepping out in front of me without looking.