Micromorts

[lectureral]

A nice interactive site here dealing with risk (a micromort, I think, is defined as a a one-in-a-million probability of death) - you can compare bike riding with other forms of transport (seems it's safer per mile than walking)

Micromorts | Understanding Uncertainty

 

[flecc]

The moral seems overwhelmingly to be, "Drive a car".
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[lectureral]

Yes - and once one reaches 90 years of age, getting out of bed is a really bad idea!

 

[Patrick]

Taking into account the above comments the best adviced would be to drive one of these:

 

[flecc]

Yes - and once one reaches 90 years of age, getting out of bed is a really bad idea!

Some miserably cold and wet mornings in England I think it's a bad idea even at 15 years short of that age!

I still get up though, since I can look forward to driving my car in warm, dry safety!
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