On Monday, August 5, 2013 7:25:03 AM UTC-7, Blackblade wrote:
"WHOOPS" is the indicator that a horrific mountain biking accident is about to be discussed. So it's a public service that I provide. The death of anyone, particularly a child, is a tragedy. Mountainbiking has a death rate estimated at 0.00123 per million miles travelled; which makes it very safe. It is safer than driving and safer than sitting on your couch getting heart disease.

You know that is pure BS. The lack of citing any scientific evidence is a good indication that you are just bluffing. If you actually CARED, which you DON'T, you would do enough research to get an accurate assessment, instead of calculating using unreliable figures on the back of an envelope.

Unfortunately, the laws of statistics are such that even very safe activities, such as riding a train, do result in fatalities as we have seen in the month of July. You claim to know statistics so you should know this. That you then ignore your education to advance a flawed agenda using a tragedy makes you one sick puppy. Get help.