A good article covering the following topics:
- Biking is safer than it used to be.
- Cycling is safer than you might believe.
- Biking’s health benefits massively outweigh its health risks.
- Cycling is not as safe as it should be.
- Making cycling safer is a main chance for healthy, lasting prosperity.
- Good cycling facilities.
- Bike- and pedestrian-oriented traffic laws save lives, too.
- Educating drivers and cyclists also boosts safety.
- Safety in numbers.
Cycling advocates’ favorite comparison of cycling’s collision risks.
| Activity | Fatalities per million hours activity |
|---|---|
| Skydiving | 128.7 |
| On-road motorcycling | 8.8 |
| Scuba diving | 2.0 |
| Living (all causes of death) | 1.5 |
| Snowmobiling | 0.9 |
| Passenger cars | 0.5 |
| Water skiing | 0.3 |
| Bicycling | 0.3 |
| Flying (scheduled domestic airlines) | 0.2 |
| Passenger car post-collision fire | 0.0 |
From Charles R. Murray, “The Real Story: Overdesign Prevents Cars from Exploding,” Design News, October 4, 1993.
https://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/10/8/143547/109oldId.200710221217466