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    <description>What changed on defensivepedal.com and in the Defensive Pedal cycling navigation app: new figures, new pages, new platforms.</description>
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    <lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>
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      <title>Homepage validation figure aligned with the published study</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The homepage, methodology page and llms.txt now state the validation result with the exact ratio from the analysis: 2.19 times as many serious injuries per ride on streets rated High risk as on streets rated Safer. The earlier "1 in 5 million vs 1 in 2 million" card is retired. Same change on the Romanian homepage.</description>
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      <title>Question-style headings and a cross-page links block on every page</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The homepage, privacy policy and terms now use question headings ("How does Defensive Pedal pick your route?", "Who is responsible for your data?"), open with a one-sentence definition of the app, and end with a links block to every page in both languages plus this feed. Same changes on the Romanian pages.</description>
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      <title>Methodology page: how the risk score works and how it was validated</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The seven factor families behind the 100+ risk factors, the data sources, and the validation against crash records at 2,034 sites in five countries: serious-injury rate rises with each risk level, 2.19 times as high on the highest-risk streets. Links the open-access analysis on Zenodo. Also in Romanian at /ro/methodology.</description>
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      <title>Privacy policy and terms of use published in English and Romanian</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Full GDPR privacy policy and consumer terms for the app and website: what the app collects and why, retention periods, processors, GDPR rights, Premium billing and the 14-day withdrawal right. Romanian versions at /ro/privacy and /ro/terms.</description>
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      <title>Homepage figures updated: 3,984 installs and ETSC 2026 road safety data</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Install count updated to 3,984 across Android and iOS as of October 2026. Safety context now cites ETSC PIN Flash 50 (2026): cyclists are 10% of all people killed on EU roads, 1,926 in 2024, and cyclist deaths fell 8% between 2014 and 2024 while deaths of drivers and passengers fell four times faster.</description>
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      <title>European Cycling Risk Ranking of 117 cities linked from the site</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>A ranking of 117 European cities by modelled cycling risk, built from the same street-level safety model that powers the app, with a contact block for municipalities on the homepage.</description>
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      <title>Defensive Pedal launches on the iOS App Store</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The app is now available for iPhone alongside Android. Safety routing is free on both platforms.</description>
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