Quote Originally Posted by hebe View Post
I find the Health Insurance discussions interesting as we have health care that's free to all at the point of delivery here (though we all pay for it through our taxes). The understanding that I have is that the risk of a serious bike accident (and associated medical costs) is significantly mitigated across the population by the benefits (and savings) that accrue because regular cycling hugely reduces deaths by heart disease, for example.

Interesting discussion, thank you.
That makes a lot of sense. I had kind of thought of the same thing. I think in terms of running as that is my primary sport. I had two stress fractures last year so it was a bad year in terms of seeing the doctor. However, I am healthier overall so the overall impact should be less.