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Post date: Dec 07, 2012 9:51:42 PM
Cycling is not as risky as official statistics suggest according to new British research - in fact, for young men it is safer than driving.
A team from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London (UCL), say official statistics consistently overstate the risks involved with cycling and underestimate those associated with walking and driving - their most eye-catching findings is that cycling is a safer than driving for young men between 17-20 years old. In fact, it isn't until men are in their thirties (and possibly even later) that driving becomes safer than cycling. “An individual who cycles one hour a day for 40 years would cover about 180,000km, whilst accumulating only a one in 150 chance of fatal injury. This is lower than for pedestrians who face a higher fatality rate per kilometre travelled,” said the report's lead author, Dr Jennifer Mindell.. “The health benefits of cycling are much greater than the fatality risk”, she added.
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