http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Cycling benefits outweigh risks 20:1" en Mon, 18 May 2026 22:59:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10258#post-111623 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:25:26 +0000 wee folding bike 111623@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's up to 77:1 if you go to Barcelona. </p> <p>Hmmmm, Barcelona, we know a song about that, don't we children?</p> <p><a href="http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d4521" rel="nofollow">http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d4521</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10258#post-111615 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:34:59 +0000 slowcoach 111615@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The references given include RoSPA and CTC in general and a couple of specific websites, one of which I can't get directly.<br /> But from <a href="http://www.ctc.org.uk/file/public/cycle-helmetsbrf_1.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.ctc.org.uk/file/public/cycle-helmetsbrf_1.pdf</a> "The Government has long endorsed estimates suggesting that the life years gained due to<br /> cycling’s health benefits outweigh the life-years lost through injuries on UK roads by around<br /> 20:1." The CTC reference for this is Hillman M, Cycling and the promotion of health. Policy Studies vol. 14 pp49-58, 1993.<br /> A preview of the full article is at <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01442879308423639" rel="nofollow">http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01442879308423639</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10258#post-111608 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:45:10 +0000 chdot 111608@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Harker (@JonHarker)<br /> 23/05/2013 11:35<br /> @CyclingEdin A variety of sources - if you look at the infographic in our story, it cites the sources in the bottom right corner.</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10258#post-111602 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:04 +0000 Morningsider 111602@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I can't see the source of this statistic in the article. Anyone know where it comes from? A very powerful argument in favour of cycling if it stacks up. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10258#post-111591 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:31:42 +0000 chdot 111591@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/cycling-safety-risks-versus-cycling-benefits/014859" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/cycling-safety-risks-versus-cycling-benefits/014859</a> </p>