Originally Posted by
gerv
Statistically, bicycle riding is a little more dangerous than riding a car. In 2009, there were 24000 car/trucker drivers killed, 4,000 peds and 630 cyclists.
http://www.census.gov/compendia/stat...es/12s1106.pdf
If you want a safe way to travel, get on a plane or a train.
Pretty sure there are 10,000 times more people driving in cars every day vs. biking on streets!