I think the show had more to with worrying about something that might happen as opposed to not worrying about something that is much more likely to happen. Trying to eliminate
all risks (but it'll never happen)
When people don't cycle, they're not getting exercise," he said. "We know that not getting exercise and being sedentary is incredibly dangerous. You get heart attacks, you get strokes … proven killers that kill thousands of people.
Unintended consequences of well-intended safety rules are not unusual.