It's not blind Europhilia. You've presented one statistic, but I can't tell if it's good or bad. Of course there will be some accidents and injuries with any mode of transport. Are the numbers for biking better than the alternatives, worse, or neutral?

One thing I've noticed is people tend to miss that cars and driving are already dangerous, and just accept that as a fact of life. Not getting enough exercise, which is a common outcome of a car-centered lifestyle, is also a long-term health risk.

But when biking, nothing less than perfectly safe is good enough. If nothing else, the better health from all that cycling exercise will cancel out some of the increased health risk from accidents.