Originally Posted by
RobertHurst
False Premise: The safest cyclists are the most likely to ride VC.
Contradictory Facts: The experienced bicycle messengers of Boston had the lowest accident rate ever recorded for any cycling population in the US.
That is not quite correct. The Dennerlein paper studied only injury accidents that caused loss of work. The other studies used a much more general criterion, such as needing any medical care, or significant property damage. Therefore, the true ratio is not as calculated from these two sets.