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Old 09-27-09, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by crhilton
I can tell you that you get different numbers than the studies Kifer cites. I believe Kifer got just under 3 times as dangerous. He used .8% of miles traveled. Interesting.

Per exposure hour, btw, it flips the other way with his numbers.
Ya know, his numbers are over a decade old. It could be that cycling has actually gotten, relatively, more dangerous. That'd be something very interesting to look into. It would seem, based on total deaths, that it's getting safer. Maybe we're just riding a lot less though?
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