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"Zog The Undeniable" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Peter Fox wrote:
>
>> For somebody doing 5000 miles a year this is:
>
>> Killed/Seriously injured - 92 years
>
> I only do half that mileage, but they're still unattractive odds. They
> *feel* correct based on my experience of British traffic, although I've
> become wise to the usual tricks pulled by drivers, such as overtaking and
> then immediately turning left (a cyclist, after all, moves so slowly that
> he/she can be considered a stationary object).
>
> I always breathe a sigh of relief when I get off the road and onto my
> driveway at night.
Shock, horror, news headline just in: odds of a person dying: 100% It gets
us all in the end!
Might as well spend whatever time we have alive doing something that is
usually fun, enjoyable, relaxing, health benefits outweighing health risks
so helping us to be fit enough to actually enjoy our time alive... Cycling
fits the bill for me!
news:[email protected]...
> Peter Fox wrote:
>
>> For somebody doing 5000 miles a year this is:
>
>> Killed/Seriously injured - 92 years
>
> I only do half that mileage, but they're still unattractive odds. They
> *feel* correct based on my experience of British traffic, although I've
> become wise to the usual tricks pulled by drivers, such as overtaking and
> then immediately turning left (a cyclist, after all, moves so slowly that
> he/she can be considered a stationary object).
>
> I always breathe a sigh of relief when I get off the road and onto my
> driveway at night.
Shock, horror, news headline just in: odds of a person dying: 100% It gets
us all in the end!
Might as well spend whatever time we have alive doing something that is
usually fun, enjoyable, relaxing, health benefits outweighing health risks
so helping us to be fit enough to actually enjoy our time alive... Cycling
fits the bill for me!