Original article by Tony Farrelly at road.cc
Cycling is not as risky as official statistics suggest says new research – in fact, for young men it is safer than driving. In an odd coincidence, the research was published at the exact moment a controversial BBC documentary portraying cycling as a high risk mode of transport finished airing last night.
According to the research by a team from the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London (UCL), official statistics consistently overstate the risks involved with cycling and underestimate those associated with walking and driving – their most eye-catching findings is that cycling is a safer than driving for young men between 17-20 years old.
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