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May 6, 2016 at 3:35 pm in reply to: Anyone quit taking the metro and start bike commuting for safety reasons? #1051719

Sadie Dingfelder
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920084/
Nationwide injuries per 100 million trips
Motorcycles: 10,337
Bicycles: 1,461
Car: 803
Pedestrians: 216
Bus: 161
Source: American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007; 116: 212-218.

Obviously that data is national. Locally, there are no numbers on bike riding risk as compared to other kinds of transportation. But I’m willing to be that Metrorail is the safest. Metrorail and Metrobus reported just 2 injuries per million riders in 2015.

May 6, 2016 at 2:34 pm in reply to: Anyone quit taking the metro and start bike commuting for safety reasons? #1051714

Sadie Dingfelder
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True! I have already talked to a lot of cyclists who bike for the health benefits, speed, and fun.

May 6, 2016 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Anyone quit taking the metro and start bike commuting for safety reasons? #1051712

Sadie Dingfelder
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I’m just looking for someone like myself to write a story about. Obviously, statistically, biking is less safe than public transport, but with all the safety and maintenance issues Metro is having, it feels like we are heading towards some kind of metro disaster. That’s what gets my lazy butt on my 2 wheels in the morning, anyway.
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