Originally Posted by
Dave Cutter
If you separate children's bicycle deaths from adults. About half of the "adult" fatal bicycle deaths also are related to alcohol. Although I should point out that not ALL the alcohol was consumed by the cyclists. Once you remove the children's stat, and the drinking stat, cycling (for sober adults) gets amazingly safe.
Unfortunately... we don't have stats that might cast some light on the dangers of cycling to the local pub.
I try to keep track of that in Austin. There are usually about a dozen or so "cyclist" deaths. Usually about half of those involve riding in the middle of the night with no lights while drunk.
The 3 or 4 a year that are recreational or commuters cycling safety are the ones that "count" with regards to being a predictor of danger to my cycling activity.