Re:Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then stic...
by Mawr on Saturday November 09, 2024 @03:20AM
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It's the other way around, overwhelmingly so:
"With 290 cyclist fatalities in 2022, cyclists were the largest group of road casualties." [1]
"Cycling prevents about 6500 deaths each year, and Dutch people have half-a-year-longer life expectancy because of cycling. These health benefits correspond to more than 3% of the Dutch gross domestic product. Our study confirmed that investments in bicycle-promoting policies (e.g., improved bicycle infrastructure and facilities) will likely yield a high cost–benefit ratio in the long term." [2]
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That's just the big picture though, I suspect your statistics are wrong directly as well. Cycling deaths are very skewed towards the elderly [3], so it appears that if you're under 50, cycling is statistically safer than driving, no matter how you look at it.
"With 290 cyclist fatalities in 2022, cyclists were the largest group of road casualties." [1]
"Cycling prevents about 6500 deaths each year, and Dutch people have half-a-year-longer life expectancy because of cycling. These health benefits correspond to more than 3% of the Dutch gross domestic product. Our study confirmed that investments in bicycle-promoting policies (e.g., improved bicycle infrastructure and facilities) will likely yield a high cost–benefit ratio in the long term." [2]
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That's just the big picture though, I suspect your statistics are wrong directly as well. Cycling deaths are very skewed towards the elderly [3], so it appears that if you're under 50, cycling is statistically safer than driving, no matter how you look at it.
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[1]: https://english.kimnet.nl/publications/publications/2023/11/...
[2]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4504332/
[3]: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/0... (https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/cycling-safety...)