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		tasty_freeze on April 21, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cycling to work can cut cancer and heart disease, ... The article mentions that by the metric of all causes of death, the bikers still have a 40% lower death rate. There have been a number of other studies that put the expected increased lifespan (due to better health) vs expected decreased lifespan (due to accident) anywhere from 7:1 to 70:1. And that is just mortality; biking brings a host of benefits on top of that.

Tloewald on April 21, 2017 [–]

I believe the death rate for all human beings is 100%, so if they can reduce it to 60% that's a miracle.

I was making a joke (and I am a cyclist), but appreciate your reply.

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