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It's sad that "riding inside a car, van or truck" and "pedestrian" are so high on that list, but also surprising that "bicycling" is so significantly safer.
by oftenwrong 5y ago
It's sad that "riding inside a car, van or truck" and "pedestrian" are so high on that list, but also surprising that "bicycling" is so significantly safer.
- alex_smart 5y agoLifetime odds of dying due to an activity is a poor indicator of how safe that activity is. Lifetime odds of dying due to an activity = Probability of dying due to activity while performing it x Expected number of times that activity is performed in lifetime. (Only the first factor corresponds the inherent safety of the activity.) It is not that bicycles are more dangerous than sharks. It is that people are cycling much more than they are interacting with sharks. It is not that walking is more dangerous than cycling. It is that people are walking much more than they are cycling.