Interesting article about US stats....
http://qz.com/160598/eleven-reasons-why-bicycling-in-the-us-is-exceptionally-dangerous/
Driving always seems dangerous enough to me in the USA never mind road cycling. I stick to MTB in the USA.
Yes but aren't mountain bikers always getting eaten by mountain lions.
...yeah, snakes too, which is why they justifiably 'tool up' for a ride.
At our US Xmas party one of the guys got a gun cleaning kit for his present!
Our IT guy. "I always check for 3 things when leaving the house; phone, wallet, gun"
Land of the free ๐
[i]Driving always seems dangerous enough to me in the USA never mind road cycling.[/i]
This, is my experience too - especially the artics with nothing to stop you going between the cab wheels and the trailer wheels.
"I always check for 3 things when leaving the house; phone, wallet, gun"
Is that so he can shoot the lock off when he gets home again ๐
Rode with some guys from maverick a few years ago in the alps and got told about a narrow miss with a crossbow bolt!
isn't [i]everything [/i]more dangerous in the US of A?