Is it? No idea.
People have completely skewed ideas about the risks involved in cycling though. Cycling (whether to work or anywhere else) makes people live longer. (Not surprisingly, given inactivity is now the world's 4th biggest killer.) but people get terrified by the tiny number of cycling deaths each year (whereas they think nothing about driving, which kills thousands). One of those strange cases where our brains mangle probabilities and facts.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on September 18th 2015 at 23:19:23
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- I risk serious injury every day riding my bike to and from work (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 18, 22:55:29
- You don't, really (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 18, 23:13:00
- 2014 figures from the department of transport (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 18, 23:39:43
- The ratio of serious injury in Rugby to Cycling is the point though (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 18, 23:15:14
- Is it? No idea. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 18, 23:19:23
- emmaroyds comment was just referring to avenging canary's post (General Chat) - Brandonio, Sep 18, 23:24:28
- The ratio is probably very similar yet I suspect cyclists are paid less (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 18, 23:18:07
- At the top level, i don't think that's true, don't quote me though. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 18, 23:35:53
- Oh and good to see you didn't get earthquaked by the way! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 18, 23:18:32
- Yeah. You may have missed it Adam, but there was some concern on here (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 18, 23:19:20
- Is it? No idea. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 18, 23:19:23
- Fuckern hairoooo! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 18, 23:09:26
- Cycling is for people 'too lazy to drive' ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Sep 18, 23:15:45
- I gave up. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 18, 22:58:10
- And look how many cyclists are killed on the roads (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 18, 23:00:16
- Very, very few. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 18, 23:14:07
- It's all because Boris doesn't care about cyclists (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 23:20:19
- Eh? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 18, 23:21:23
- Comprehensive list of things Boris cares about (General Chat) - Old Man, Sep 18, 23:21:05
- It's all because Boris doesn't care about cyclists (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 23:20:19
- Very, very few. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 18, 23:14:07
- And look how many cyclists are killed on the roads (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 18, 23:00:16
- Get a taxi (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 18, 22:56:28
- That's just as dangerous round here (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Sep 18, 22:58:06
- You don't, really (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 18, 23:13:00
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