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You should definitely worry about other drivers on their cell phones if you're on a bike. If another driver hits you while you're driving, it damages the car. I
by gerad 11y ago
You should definitely worry about other drivers on their cell phones if you're on a bike. If another driver hits you while you're driving, it damages the car. If that driver hits you while you're biking, it damages you.
I'm fortunate enough to be able to walk to work, and never drive, but also stopped biking because it is so dangerous. Not only do you need to be doubly wary of other drivers, you need to watch for people getting out of parked cars, other cyclists, and pedestrians only paying attention to their phones.
- lkbm 11y agoThing is, I should probably be most worried about heart disease, but because I bike to and from work, that's not a major risk factor for me. Traffic injuries/fatalities are more likely if you bike, cariovascular disease is less likely if you bike. I suspect my overall annual risk of mortality drops when I make the trade-off, as my bike commute isn't along any particularly dangerous roads.
- Zarel 11y agoAt least MMM agrees that your overall mortality risk drops when biking: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/06/13/bicycling-the-safest-form-of-transportation/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/06/13/bicycling-the-safe...
- lkbm 11y agoMikael Colville-Andersen's TEDx talk is what first got me thinking about this: http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxCopenhagen-Mikael-Colville http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/TEDxCopenhagen-Mikael-Colvill... (I don't think biking without a helmet is better than biking with, as the title suggests, but I wouldn't be surprised if helmet laws/media campaigns are harmful.)