"Cycling is Dangerous"

No it isn't.

Motoring is dangerous : cyclists are endangered...
... as are pedestrians and even other motorists !

Those that say "Cycling is Dangerous" have obviously given the subject no thought.

Their aim may be to exaggerate the fear of motorists, in a word, terrorism.

I've even experienced the argument taken to extremes:

"It's dangerous because if you get in my way, I'll get angry and I might do something dangerous - that could get you killed."

So ... do we roll over in the gutter and let the terrorists have their way ?

"Kid killed - how dangerous are 'Balance Bikes'?"

See also

• Let's get rid of "the vulnerable road user" - [ Road Danger Reduction Forum ] - read the whole site !
• Cycling is dangerous - [ Vole O'Speed ] for an argument going round in circles !
  "Cycling is dangerous" comments now closed
• Shane Warne in anti-cyclist Twitter rant - but Melbourne cyclist says cricketer drove into him - [ road.cc ]
  He said he told the cyclist to get off the road, admitting that he clipped his tyre as he drove his Mercedes past him.
  According to Warne, “everyone was shaking their head at this bike rider as he was being very dangerous.”
• When will they stop pedalling nonsense? - [ AU Daily Telegraph, Miranda Devine Blog ]
  "Modern cars have enormous side pillars, for safety reasons, which reduce visibility substantially."  - 'for safety' - that's all right, then !
• Cyclists 'almost as likely' to injure pedestrians as cars - [ The Week UK ]
  Motorists and cyclists create army of walking wounded - [ The Times ]
   - but per-mile-driven-on-the-pavement ...

• Investigating the rates and impacts of near misses and related incidents among UK cyclists - [ Science Direct ]
• Let's get rid of "the vulnerable road user" - [ Road Danger Reduction Forum ]
• Is Cycling Safe? - [ Momentum Mag ]
• How Dangerous is Cycling? - [ Cycling UK ]
• How safe is cycling? - [ BBC News ]
• London roads 'too dangerous' for children to cycle on - [ Cycling Weekly ]
• Cycling too dangerous? Our justice system shares the blame - [ RoadPeace Justice Watch ]
• Risk, cycling and denominator neglect — [ giCentre ]