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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No cyclists have died in the DC metro area since last June.  http://www.thewashcycle.com/2014/05/the-dc-area-has-set-a-record-for-safety.html

I couldn't find more recent stats, but in 2012 8 drivers, 6 pedestrians, and no cyclists were killed in DC 
http://washingtonexaminer.com/d.c-traffic-fatalities-fall-to-record-low-in-2012/article/2518072

Anyone with a "death wish" would be better off driving than biking.[/quote]

The problem with this argument is the denominator. There are far more person hours driving and walking vs biking. I used to commute via bicycle in other metropolitan areas but I decided not to do it here - it is just too crazy and dangerous. [/quote]

If you read the linked articles, it's clear that biking is getting safer -- more people are doing it, and fewer are dying.[/quote]

The first one isn't a researched "article," it's a blog/forum posting by a guy who keeps stats and says that there has not been a cyclist fatality in DC+burbs for 300 days.So nobody was sent to their grave last year.

The 1-paragraph forum post is silent on how many collisions cyclists in DC have experienced, how many hospital trips, how many traumatic brain injuries, broken legs, and so on.    [/quote]

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