Study: 90% of Bike Accidents Easily Preventable

[ColonelJLloyd]

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Our data confirm that the vast majority of cyclist injuries can be avoided simply by driving an automobile instead of biking around like some weirdo,” said lead researcher Dr. Laura Gafferty, adding that while bicycle riding was perfectly acceptable for children under 12, it was not recommended for any actual grown-up who wasn’t competing in the Tour de France or similar event where it wasn’t completely ridiculous. “Regular people drive cars because it’s the normal and not the abnormal thing to do. If every cyclist purchased and operated a car like you’re supposed to as an adult, bike fatalities would drop an estimated 40 percent within six months alone.

[Mark McM]

As usual, the Onion is right on the mark.

That's not to say that what is in the article is actually true, but it is true that this is how many Americans actually think.

[gasman]

Thanks I needed a good laugh.

The Onion can be so funny. Actually the article is true, if nobody rode bikes nobody would die in bike accidents. Of course, we wouldn’t have nearly as much fun, be as healthy or have such a good time discussing Campy vs. Shimano.

Reading some of the comments makes me think some people don’t know how to laugh at themselves.