Crude estimate of the bicycle accident risk per km. (Sure to convince my teen girls to wear their helmets.)

Numbers for denmark:
Accidents: 15000 per year
Trips: 2e6 per day
Avg trip length: 3.2km

=Approx: 1 accident per 150e3 km

https://stormgmtpbie.z6.web.core.windows.net/cykelregnskab.html

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