It is hypocritical however I would not say the two are equal in terms of risk / danger. If you had the same number of people catching car driving offenses (mobile phones say) then per pound I would expect the risk drop to be greater because of number of peole killed by bike vs people killed in accidents involving mobiles.
It's still hypocritical in terms of excusing yourself from break the law.
It is hypocritical however I would not say the two are equal in terms of risk / danger. If you had the same number of people catching car driving offenses (mobile phones say) then per pound I would expect the risk drop to be greater because of number of peole killed by bike vs people killed in accidents involving mobiles.
It's still hypocritical in terms of excusing yourself from break the law.