Originally Posted by Schwinnhund

The statistics are meaningless. Think about it. Of course someone encased in a steel box, with padding, airbags, seat belts, and child seats is going to fare much better than someone riding on a spindly 20-lb frame of alloy, or aluminum, exposed to everything in the world, including insects, dogs. etc..., and a modified beer cooler on their heard. This is a no-brainer. How about we compare walking fatalities to car occupants? Wanna bet it comes out even worse? So what? That doesn't mean cycling is more dangerous than riding in a vehicle. It really doesn't mean much of anything, except that it gives a bunch of bureaucrats something to do.