Originally Posted by Walter S

I can't vouch for how accurate this is but I found a site that apparently tries to assess the danger of bicycling relative to other activities with statistics that take into account the fact that a lot more people drive than cycle.

Is Cycling Dangerous? -- The Risk of Bicycle Use -- Accidents, Fatalities, Injuries, and Benefits

[TABLE="width: 300, align: center"]
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[TH="colspan: 4"]Fatalities per Million Exposure Hours[/TH]
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[TD]Skydiving[/TD]
[TD]128.71[/TD]
[TD]Snowmobiling[/TD]
[TD].88[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]General Flying[/TD]
[TD]15.58[/TD]
[TD]Motoring[/TD]
[TD].47[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Motorcycling[/TD]
[TD]8.80[/TD]
[TD]Water skiing[/TD]
[TD].28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Scuba Diving[/TD]
[TD]1.98[/TD]
[TD]Bicycling[/TD]
[TD].26[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Living[/TD]
[TD]1.53[/TD]
[TD]Airline Flying[/TD]
[TD].15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Swimming[/TD]
[TD]1.07[/TD]
[TD]Hunting[/TD]
[TD].08[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 4"]Data compiled by Failure Analysis Associates, Inc.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

This puts the risk of cycling right down there with flying.