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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to bike all the time on the roads, up until about 10 years ago.  It's just dangerous, plain and simple.  [b]A new study came out saying child bike injuries are down significantly (probably because of helmets), but adult injuries are up by 300%.[/b]  Your kid is engaging in a more adult bike riding activity -- commuting.  Only you know the roads, but I'd err on the side of safety.  How many high schoolers, for example, might be driving cars and texting on those same streets?  If it's during the rush hour commute, people tend to drive more aggressively, IMO, because they are late for work.[/quote]

Which study was that?[/quote]

I have not seen that study but it hardly surprises me.  Kids are wearing helmets and are quite likely biking much less than we did as kids.  This generation of adults, on the other hand, has really discovered biking - as a great, low impact exercise and as a means of transportation.  But when adults take a tumble on a bike their bodies are generally a whole lot less forgiving injury wise than a kid's body is.[/quote]

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