How dangerous is biking?

I just found out a good friend's sister was killed training for a Triathelon. She was biking in the morning and hit by an SUV. One of our Oregon swimmers was similarly killed earlier this year. Every time I read about a Triathlete it seems somewhere in the story they had to spend a year recovering from when they were hit by a car. Is this as common as it seems? I don't know what we can do,but it seems we should do something.
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  • Former Member
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    FWIW, most of my cycling injuries were self-inflicted with no one else involved. Usually involves catapulting onto one or the other hip or sliding out on a wet turn. I can't imagine the additional pain and recovery time a vehicle would add to the equation. A road racer told me once that it's like a football coach being fired, you're either about to fall or you just got up from one. Getting killed doesn't compare - I hope we learn to be more patient and watchful, but what to do about "the other person" who won't? DV
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  • Former Member
    Former Member
    FWIW, most of my cycling injuries were self-inflicted with no one else involved. Usually involves catapulting onto one or the other hip or sliding out on a wet turn. I can't imagine the additional pain and recovery time a vehicle would add to the equation. A road racer told me once that it's like a football coach being fired, you're either about to fall or you just got up from one. Getting killed doesn't compare - I hope we learn to be more patient and watchful, but what to do about "the other person" who won't? DV
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