Wellness and technology, the quantified self movement

Going faster doesn't necessarily increase the risk of crashing, I doubt if it would decrease that risk. ...

That is enough to change a minor injury into a major one, or a major injury into a fatality.

While the severity of of the outcome of a crash may increase at higher speeds, likelihood of crashing could decrease dependent on the skills of the rider. if they have good bike control, are communicating well with others, they can use use the speed to integrate into the traffic stream most of the time. Lowering risk.