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A pediatric doctor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was killed while riding her bike in Center City on Wednesday night.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/deadly-3-car-crash-rittenhouse-philadelphia/3915690/

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[-] huginn@feddit.it 18 points 4 months ago

Can be, yes.

But are at a statistically significant rate above & below a certain threshold.

Young kids and old folks cause a significant portion of all fatal accidents yet our society provides them no alternatives.

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