The British Medical Association has estimated that the health benefits of bicycling outweigh the risks by twenty to one.
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Smart urban cycling style and good bike handling skills can help you prevent a fall and/or collision with a car.
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When we think of bike accidents, many of us think about car-bike collisions, because this is what we fear the most. But over half of bicycle accidents are falls, and most car/bike collisions happen because the bicyclist was not following basic traffic principles.
Most bike accidents are easily avoided by developing good bicycling style. This is why learning to correctly handle our bikes, and learning smart street riding skills is so important.
On average one would have to cycle 280 hours ( approximately 2,300 miles) a year for the next 12,000 years before one would be involved in a fatal cycling accident. --‘Assessing the Actual Risks Faced by Cyclists’, Malcolm Wardlaw BSc MBA
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