Typical common statistics claim that the injury and fatality rates for competent cyclists are comparable to those for average motorists. I am arguably safer in my VW Passat wagon (unblemished driving record since 1971, five-star NHTSA crash test ratings) than on my bicycle, but this does not factor in two significant additional factors -- the immense health benefits of aerobic exercise, particularly cycling, and the social responsibility to minimize my contributions to traffic congestion, resource depletion, and greenhouse gas emission.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069