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I recall that fatalities per distance traveled of bikes is atrocious, like orders of magnitude higher than a car

• bigiain 5y ago
  Right on one order of magnitude where I come from (.au) Which is still, while perhaps not as “atrocious” as plural “orders of magnitude”, without doubt something people considering riding bikes be fully aware of and prepared to accept the risk/consequences of. I personally believe you can manage that risk. But I might be bullshitting myself because I want to ride because I enjoy it a lot. 32 years and approaching 1 million km on the bikes I own with my most serious injury being a dislocated shoulder is a fun/consequence ratio I’m happy enough to live with. (I suspect my decision there might be different if I had children or other similar responsibilities…)
  • _carbyau_ 5y ago
    Melbourne daily commuter rider (at the moment) here. Risk management is a personal thing. If you are lax about it, expect lax outcomes - which explains a proportion of the 10x worse figure, but not all of it clearly. Some risks you can't mitigate much and humans with a metal shield around them are predictably better off. Regards kids... I gave up my bike for $$$ to move cities. Upon first kid birth, I bought another bike off a guy who was giving it up because his wife was having a kid. My friends joked that it was clear his wife loved him more than mine loved me. :-P But I missed riding, my wife has no issue and the logistics justified the cost. I am still wanting to add ride cameras though. Enjoy! Best wishes for safe riding.