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You seem to be reaching out for human interaction.  Consider joining a group bike ride.  People can be quite friendly.  The combination of exercise and social interaction would do you well.[/quote]I get plenty of interaction with others with other types of physical activity/ exercise  with out the gnawing fear in the back my head that i'm gonna get run over/off the road.  [/quote]

Since you can get run off the road in a car, you probably should retain that gnawing fear.  [/quote]  no fear, as I have a protective cage around me and seatbelts and airbags...[/quote]

Despite that many drivers die.   From collisions I mean. We won't even go into the effect of driving on long term health. [/quote]

Biking and lower reproductive health for men, links to prostrate cancer.    https://www.outsideonline.com/2390525/bike-commuter-deaths

• There were 840 pedalcyclist deaths in 2016, which accounted for 2.2 percent of all traffic fatalities during the year. 
• Seventy one percent of pedalcyclists who died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016 died in crashes in urban areas.
• From 2007 to 2016, the average age of pedalcyclists killed in motor vehicle crashes increased from 40 to 46.
• The pedalcyclist fatality rate per million people was 5.6 times higher for males than females in 2016.
• Alcohol involvement—either for the motor vehicle operator or for the pedalcyclist—was reported in 35 percent of all fatal pedalcyclist crashes in 2016.
• More than 26 percent of the pedalcyclists who died in 2016 had blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) of .01 g/dL or greater.
Most pedalcyclist fatalities did not occur at intersection locations (58%) as compared to 30 percent that occurred at intersections; 4 percent occurred in bicycle lanes.
More pedalcyclist fatalities occurred in daylight crashes (51%) compared to when it was dark (45%). 
in 2016 20% of the cyclist fatality, the cyclist had alcohol in their system while the driver was sober.   3% of cyclist deaths the cyclist had a BAC .01-.07  and 17% the cyclist had a bac .08 or higher.  so  in 17% of the cyclist fatalties,  the cyclist was legally intoxicated  IE DWI.

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Not sure what your point is.  Biking has a higher rate of crash fatalaties per mile than driving - but since people who bike for transportation typically live a more urban lifestyle and do not go as far (like driving from the western edge of FFX to downtown DC, for example)  they probably are in less danger overall of dying in traffic accidents.  And there are plenty of things they can do as individuals to improve their odds, and much we can do as a region.

But more importantly, this misses the huge health benefits - lower obesity, better cholesterol levels, improved blood sugar levels, etc.  Ask your doctor if she thinks bike commuting is a good idea or not. The more we normalize biking, the more we will have better health outcomes.  (and fewer bike involved collisions as well)[/quote]

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