aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,502
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Your question betrays your fear that cycling is more dangerous than driving. It's not. Injuries are likely, given enough time, but they are rarely fatal. Driving is insanely dangerous, if you ask me.
Your wife may not believe me, and there may be no way to convince her.
Our perception of danger is a function of how OFTEN we do something, not how dangerous it is. So since we drive a heck of a lot, we feel safe doing it. This is neither informed nor rational. Try to be rational. It will serve you. Study the statistics and the ways people get injured and killed. If you're interested in safety, you might ditch your car. You might even work to convince your wife and kids to ride bike more often. I hope you don't drive your kids to school.
I know I sound radical, but I think my viewpoints are informed.