The unfortunate byproduct of our travel system

Cause of Mortality for Ages 0-19Rate per 100,000 population
MVT Traffic-related (All) 9.1
MVT-Occupant 4.6
MVT-Unspecified 3.1
MVT-Pedal Cyclist 0.2
MVT-Pedestrian 0.9
MVT-Other 0.3

Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury Death among Children 0 to 19
Rank Less Than 1 (n = 5,883) 1 to 4 (n = 10,203) 5 to 9 (n = 7,144) 10 to 14 (n = 9,088) 15 to 19 (n = 40,734)
1 Suffocation 66% MVT-related 31% MVT-related 53% MVT-related 58% MVT-related 76%
2 MVT-related 14% Drowning 27% Other Injuries 15% Other Injuries 18% Other Injuries 9%

http://www.cdc.gov/safechild/images/CDC-ChildhoodInjury.pdf

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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