TY - JOUR PY - 2002// TI - Assessing the actual risks faced by cyclists JO - Traffic engineering and control A1 - Wardlaw, Malcolm SP - 420 EP - 428 VL - 43 IS - 11 N2 - The following are key points: Pedestrians bear a higher fatality rate than cyclists, by a factor of almost 1.5; Cycling in Britain is safer than driving in many other countries, including France and Belgium; Cycling is far safer than driving anywhere when the health benefits and reduced risk to third parties are included; Cycling gets safer as it gets more popular; There is no known example in recent decades when an increase in cycling led to an increase in cyclist deaths.
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