Speech

I'm giving a speech in my communications class. I'm going to persuade people to ride bikes, or to at least not run over me and my dirtbag friends with their cars. What follows is a visual aid:





Gwadzilla's photo stream on Flickr. Bike culture in DC.

Fatalities per Million Exposure Hours
Skydiving	128.71						Snowmobiling	.88
General Flying	15.58						Motoring	.47
Motorcycling	8.80						Water skiing	.28
Scuba Diving	1.98						Bicycling	.26
Living	1.53						Airline Flying	.15
Swimming	1.07						Hunting	.08
Data compiled by Failure Analysis Associates, Inc.

Average Miles Ridden per Capita in One Year
The Netherlands	633
Denmark	595
Belgium	203
Germany	186
Sweden	186
Finland	175
Ireland	142
Italy	104
Austria	96
Greece	57
France	54
UK	50
Luxembourg	30
Portugal	22
Spain	15
USA/Canada	43

(Compiled by Eurobarometer http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm)

Cycleliciousness, a blog about bike culture in Copenhagen, Denmark.

“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” –H.G. Wells