Originally Posted by
Kontact
On top of that, the actual number of total fatalities is so low, it is hard to control for random chance.
Albuquerque has 560,000 people. 8.9 per million is from 5 deaths. 5 cyclists could die in a single collision. If next year there is only 1 death, does that mean it got 5 times safer to ride there?
That's the trouble with studies on cycling safety. Very low numerators. Inaccurate denominators.