Originally Posted by
neil
Depends on what you're talking about. Most of the research confirms what is intuitively correct - in car-bike collisions, the cyclist is in big trouble. But slower and more maneuverable bikes are less likely to be in a collision in the first place, and in bike-stationary object, bike-bike and bike-pedestrian collisions are quite safe.
Quite safe - relative to being hit by a car. There is still potential for serious injury with those other scenarios you have listed.