Originally Posted by slagjumper
Number of deaths for leading causes of death
Heart Disease: 696,947
Cancer: 557,271
Stroke: 162,672
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,816
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 106,742
Diabetes: 73,249
Influenza/Pneumonia: 65,681
Alzheimer's disease: 58,866
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 40,974
Septicemia: 33,865
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Accidents involve bicycling, <1000.
Not that I don't agree with you, but these statistics, like most, are misleading at best. Many of those people dying from these diseases are simply dying of old age. The disease is listed as the cause of death, but how many 92 year olds are killed on bicycles every year?
A more accurate statistic would take into consideration the ages of the bicyclists, and compare that to the people dying from disease of similar ages.
But I agree with you in spirit. It's far better to enjoy the life you have and do the things you want while managing risk than it is to slowly dry up and crumble into dust.
Az