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 propo

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.