Risk of Death from Cycling
2006-10-07 10:04 AM | Posted by Tejvan Pettinger | Permanent Link | Cycling
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Fatalities per Million Exposure Hours: Skydiving 128.71 General Flying 15.58 Ocean rowing 10.02 Motorcycling 8.80 Scuba Diving 1.98 Living 1.53 Swimming 1.07 Snowmobiling .88 Motoring .47 Water skiing .28 Bicycling .26 Airline Flying .15 Hunting .08
Data compiled by Failure Analysis Associates, Inc.
Taken into consideration is the benefits of fitness on health. I.E somebody who leads a sedentary life is much more likely to die early from heart disease and obesity related dieseases.
This of course assumes you are not a professional cyclists who has an extensive "medical" budget. Unfortunately there have been many untimely deaths of top pro cyclists.
