Comments on: Cycling is Australia’s Deadliest Sport http://treadly.net/2007/06/30/cycling-is-australias-deadliest-sport/ Work is just something I do between bike rides Fri, 04 May 2012 07:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Treadly and Me http://treadly.net/2007/06/30/cycling-is-australias-deadliest-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-834 Treadly and Me Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:30:56 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/2007/06/30/cycling-is-australias-deadliest-sport/#comment-834 <p>I agree entirely with what Euan says, but in fairness the article does say that cycling is Australia's most dangerous <em>sport</em>. I don't think too many (sane) people would consider ordinary road driving a sport (although clearly <a href="http://www.giantchimney.com/2007/06/30/stupid-little-men-and-their-big-cars/" rel="nofollow">some nutjobs</a> have delusions of adequacy in that regard).</p> <p>If we're just talking about sport, I honestly don't know if cycling really is deadlier than something like motor sports (if someone has some information on this, please let me know). But it must be noted that motor sports generally take place in controlled environments where only licensed participants and officials can get really close to the action; everyone else is kept well clear for the safety of everyone concerned. So I wouldn't be at all surprised if, in terms of death and injury rates, motor sports were safer for participants despite the considerably higher speeds.</p> I agree entirely with what Euan says, but in fairness the article does say that cycling is Australia’s most dangerous sport. I don’t think too many (sane) people would consider ordinary road driving a sport (although clearly some nutjobs have delusions of adequacy in that regard).

If we’re just talking about sport, I honestly don’t know if cycling really is deadlier than something like motor sports (if someone has some information on this, please let me know). But it must be noted that motor sports generally take place in controlled environments where only licensed participants and officials can get really close to the action; everyone else is kept well clear for the safety of everyone concerned. So I wouldn’t be at all surprised if, in terms of death and injury rates, motor sports were safer for participants despite the considerably higher speeds.

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]]> By: Euan http://treadly.net/2007/06/30/cycling-is-australias-deadliest-sport/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Euan Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:20:18 +0000 http://treadly.thingoid.com/2007/06/30/cycling-is-australias-deadliest-sport/#comment-831 <p>Did that article conveniently neglect to mention that the riskiest things most people do is drive a car?</p> <p>Look at the raw numbers and riding a bike's four times riskier than driving a car. When you break it down in to demographics skilled cyclists appear to be at no real greater risk than any other road user.</p> <p>Unfortunately the highest risk group are the under 15s.</p> Did that article conveniently neglect to mention that the riskiest things most people do is drive a car?

Look at the raw numbers and riding a bike’s four times riskier than driving a car. When you break it down in to demographics skilled cyclists appear to be at no real greater risk than any other road user.

Unfortunately the highest risk group are the under 15s.

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