How dangerous is cycling?

[col]

I didn't say you said they were wrong, I said that you made out they were wrong.

There's a difference. Keep up.

Ok noddy show me where i made out they were wrong.

 

[Jaded]

Ok noddy show me where i made out they were wrong.

I already did that.

 

[Jaded]

Well thats wrong for a start. Are you saying that only 130 of every 650,000 people are cyclists? Rubbish, there are many more cyclists in each 650,000 of the population, but that an additional 130 get killed through some cycling related event. Therefore those 130 people have effectively doubled their chance of dying. So the headline is "Cyclists risk of death is doubled!"

You'd never catch me doing it

Ah yes. So the cyclists are actually dying twice. I see!

 

[col]

I already did that.

No you didnt noddy where?

 

[yenrod]

Isn't it something like 300,000 miles?

People rush to post about deaths on here, terrible as they are. However they don't rush to post "cyclist completed journey safely". If they did such a post for every cyclist that completed a journey safely you'd never see the death reporting threads - they'd be completely swamped.

Sadly there are around 140 people killed on a bike a year. If all of them were reported here you'd expect a death reported about once every 3 days.

You are more likely to die of death than die whilst cycling.

I do mostly post about my rides and they are largely ignored...

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17914

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17801

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17821

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=16603

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17745

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=17041

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=16292

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=16290

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=16290

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=16212

http://www.cyclechat.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=16052

Just thought I'd spell it out there

 

[Jaded]

I do mostly post about my rides and they are largely ignored...


Just thought I'd spell it out there

That's redressed the balance!

 

[col]

Still waiting ?

 

[yenrod]

Col & Jaded - chill-out lads: its a nice day pretty much everywhere:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_radar.html

So get on out there and stop having a barny !

 

[col]

Col & Jaded - chill-out lads: its a nice day pretty much everywhere:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_radar.html

So get on out there and stop having a barny !

Your right yenners,just wanting him to show me why he said what he said,if he cant he could at least have the deceny to admit it.

 

[dodgy]

"The number of pedal cyclists killed fell by 7 per cent from 146 in 2006 to 136 in 2007. The number of seriously injured rose by 6 per cent to 2,428. The total casualties among pedal cyclists remained at the same level as 2006."

I've seen those figures before, but don't forget the awful tragedy of the 4 riders from Rhyl Cycling Club who were killed in a single incident in January 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/4592412.stm

If it wasn't for that one incident, the figures wouldn't look quite as impressive, but still there seems to be a downward trend which is good.

Dave.

 

[Nick G]

I think the risk from cycling falls somewhere between the risk from knitting and from base jumping.

I had a friend who died doing that. The parachute opened fine but on landing one of his knitting needles went up his nose and skewered his brain.

 

[need2]

Cycling is safe numb nuts drivers are the problem,
Nearly got taken out again last nite coming up2 a t junction the driver stopped so me and just pulled out,,a few hand signals quickly followed...
I think everyone who drives should be made to ride a bicycle for a few months as well so they can see for themselves how dangerous it is when they drive to close..

 

[hackbike 6]

Depends who it is cycling out there,it isn't always down to the drivers.

I've seen some shocking cycling out there recently.

 

[Jaded]

Not dying twice, doubling their risk of dying. You can't really be that thick can you? Or do you get up especially early to practice

I'm winding you up, silly! <rollseyes>

 

[Jaded]

It seems to me that there is a lot of luck involved in our safety out there?doesnt sound so safe now does it?

Luck vs statistics, no contest.