The fatality rate for cycling is disproportionately high - but the health risks of letting cars do all the work are far greater

Far too many of us know the dangers of riding a bike, but that shouldn’t put us off it

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Adam Becket
Adam Becket

News editor at Cycling Weekly, Adam brings his weekly opinion on the goings on at the upper echelons of our sport. This piece is part of The Leadout, a newsletter series from Cycling Weekly and Cyclingnews. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. As ever, email adam.becket@futurenet.com - should you wish to add anything, or suggest a topic.

It’s road safety week in the UK, a time to think about how roads could be safer across the country (and, the world), particularly for those more vulnerable. It’s all too easy to feel vulnerable as a cyclist, as a person wearing regular clothes or lycra, pedalling along while two-tonne vehicles rush past you. But, we must also remember that, by choosing cycling over more sedentary modes of transport, we’re reducing our risk of far more prevalent threats on a daily basis.

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