Originally Posted by
Chris516
Commuting by bicycle is only as dangerous, as ones' level of skill at riding a bike, and where you choose to ride a bike.
You cannot use skill to get out of a situation you cannot see developing... most folks hurt in cycling will tell you... "I didn't even see the car."
You cannot look front and back and to the side at the same time, so there are always "situations developing." (I know about mirrors, but they are "narrow windows.")
Also even as your skills sharpen with experience, your reaction time does not improve with age... at some point in the future those lines cross... and you realize you are not quite as bulletproof as you may think.
Of course you did have the caveat of "where" in your statement... so indeed one can likely be "in less danger" when only surrounded by open space or slow moving vehicles...