BBC article on cycling accidents

Originally Posted by wvm
If my maths is any good that makes female cyclists almost 30 times more at risk that males.......

What sums did you do? If I just divide the fatality rates (7 and 1) by the proportions of female and male cyclists quoted in the article (.28 and .72) I get a ratio of about 18:1. A very long way away from 1:1.

Can't remember how I arrived at the figure but 7/.28 = 25 which is still a very high proportion.

Being slightly pedantic, I note the use of the word aggresive with regards to riding style. I prefer to think I ride assertively which is pretty much the same as aggresively but without looking back and flicking a vee ;)