Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
You misinterpreted the feedback from jputnam. He is in the insurance industry. The statistics he quoted about "life years gained by cycling," and any inference that cyclists live longer than non cyclists was not gathered by the life insurance industry nor was this alleged "reality" verified by the life insurance industry.
OK, so I'll back off only enough to say that I appreciate the perspective of a life insurance industry professional, who is trained to think about these questions quantitatively.