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The_Kindness_of_Trees-
Why is this reply directed at me?
Because you're arguing that the semantics aren't important, and those quotes are examples where the semantics are important.
I think it's wrong to suggest that the only approach other than the status quo is the hyperbolic version you used in your argument against. There is a middle ground, and the media is more often than not failing to take that.
bothwell
The poor rider seems to have been the active party. But wait:
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-cyclist-seriously-ill-after-8117227
Does it matter? The journalists could argue it's just a mistake, but it happens over and over again.