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Australian study finds (again!) that benefit of bicycling outweighs risk

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 12/09/2004 - 7:13am
According to an article in The Australian:
a recently published report said while the risks of cycling should not be ignored, they must be considered with the benefits. . . .

It said an overseas study had shown that encouraging bike riding had not led to an increase in cyclist deaths and injuries.

The study found that an increase in the number of cyclists in European towns and cities was associated with a reduction in the rate of deaths and serious injuries.
The rate of fatalities and injuries in Australia is very similar to what we have found in Missouri:
Cyclists accounted for about 2 per cent of road deaths and about 11 per cent of people seriously injured on the roads each year, the report found.
The Australian report, Cycle Safety: A National Perspective, is found here.
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