Cycling has a higher risk of fatality than driving or walking, mostly because of men


[B' Spokes: I'm sharing this reluctantly. I dabble in statistics and I find this report suspect.
1) It would be darn hard to find any meaningful random sampling of what exactly is a "typical" cyclists exposure to calculate comparative risk from.
2) "2001 National Household Travel Survey was used to estimate traffic exposure" - Oh, lets use "main mode of transportation to work" which represents ~ 25% of all trips as the way to calculate exposure. One way to throw off this calculation is if cyclists did more other trips than riding to work as their motoring counterparts. (See ref#1 for more information on trips)
3) Since we are dealing with small numbers (in comparison) small errors can lead to large errors in the conclusion. For example: If you hear that Baltimore's cycling population has increased 300%, while that is a good thing it is still a lot smaller then other cities its size. Small numbers can change dramatically in terms of percentages but still are basically meaningless when looked at in a different light. ]

You can read Washcycle's take more at face value here:
http://www.thewashcycle.com/2015/08/cycling-has-a-higher-risk-of-fatality-than-driving-or-walking-mostly-because-of-men.html .
Ref
#1 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/otps/nextgen_stats/chap7.cfm

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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