BIKE: bicycling safety

[Michael Bluejay]

On Oct 13, 2004, at 12:34 PM, Patrick Goetz wrote:

> Michael Bluejay wrote:
>> Mile for mile, the only honest way to compare the two transit modes, 
>> cycling is more dangerous than driving.
>
> My comment was more of an aside than anything else, but now I'm 
> curious -- does anyone have access to the per mile accident and 
> fatality statistics for bicycling vs. driving?


http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/health/risks.htm

Search for "fatalities per mile".  It's about 2/3 the way down the 
page.  It shows that on a per-mile basis, cyclists are 2.5 more likely 
to be killed than motorists.  That's an incredible difference.

Interestingly, the author discounts that statistic as being an unfair 
comparison, but he couldn't be more wrong.  And ironically, he himself 
was killed by an automobile while cycling.

-MBJ-