User4/draft/Millions of children are killed or injured every year in bicycle accidents

This is a fact. You can check the government figures, and it is absolutely true! (I looked it up once, but I didn't keep a record of it.)

"My god! We have to do something about this! Millions! Killed! Injured!" some concerned parents, child savers, and politicians looking to further their careers may cry out. "We need laws to protect children from bicycle accidents!"

This is an example of deceiving people while still telling the truth. It is a kind of framing--the average person sees only "Millions/Children/Killed/Injured" and doesn't stop to think exactly how many children are killed, and how many children are injured. And they don't ask, "What percentage of children who ride bicycles die from doing so?" "What percentage of children are injured riding bicycles?" "What percentage of children ride bicycles and suffer absolutely no injuries at all, and neither do they die"?

In fact, the number of children who die is very very small. I have not checked yet, but it is probably in the range of dozens, not hundreds. As a percentage of all children who ride bicycles, it is so small that it is virtually inconsequential.

(Begin obligatory "politically correct" addendum: "But every loss of a child's life is a horrible tragedy!" End obligatory "politically correct" addendum.)

How about the number of children who are injured in bicycle accidents? The fact is, millions of children are injured every year in bicycle accidents!

"My god! We have to do something about this! Millions! Injured!" some may cry out. "We need laws to protect children from bicycle accidents!"

(Begin obligatory "politically correct" addendum: "But every child injured in a bicycle accident is a great tragedy!" End obligatory "politically correct" addendum.)

But then you have to ask: what does injured mean? Yes, millions are injured. But what kind of injuries do children receive in bicycle accidents? There are serious injuries, less serious injuries, and minor injuries.

As for serious injuries, I have not checked yet, but it is probably in the range of hundreds, not thousands. As a percentage of all children who ride bicycles, it is so small that it is virtually inconsequential.

(Begin obligatory "politically correct" addendum: "But every serious injury to a child's is a horrible tragedy!" End obligatory "politically correct" addendum.)

What percentage of children injured in bicycle accidents suffer from minor injuries, like skinned knees? I am sure (but, no, I have not checked yet) that the vast majority of injuries are minor ones, requiring no medical treatment other than a little disinfectant and a Band-Aid.

"My god! We have to do something about this! Millions! Injured! Think of the psychological trauma those innocent children must suffer!" some concerned parents, child savers, and politicians looking to further their careers may cry out. "We need laws to protect children from bicycle accidents!"