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considering the amount of people biking vs the amount of people in cars, I'd guess that biking is the far more dangerous mode of transport. According to this s
by clarky07 13y ago
considering the amount of people biking vs the amount of people in cars, I'd guess that biking is the far more dangerous mode of transport.
According to this site [1], biking accounts for 1% of trips, but 2% of traffic fatalities.
[1] - http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/facts/crash-facts.cfm http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/facts/crash-facts.cfm
- oinksoft 13y agoYou might find this interesting: UK figures show that it takes at least 8000 years of average cycling to produce one clinically severe head injury and 22,000 years for one death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet#Health_benefits_of_cycling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_helmet#Health_benefits...
- clarky07 13y agoSo? From the cited article giving that stat - "a mile of driving is ten times safer than a mile of cycling". You might argue that cycling is safe. You can't argue that it is safer. It simply isn't.
- mullingitover 13y agoCycling on its own is very safe, it's the cars that are dangerous.
- clarky07 13y agoTrue, but that's a silly assertion. Cars by themselves are pretty safe. It's the other cars that cause problems. Since the cars are there, biking is more dangerous than being in another car.
- mullingitover 13y ago> Cars by themselves are pretty safe. It's the other cars that cause problems. Tell that to Michael Hastings, I'm sure he'll be thrilled to hear the news.