One fatality a day, according to latest statistics
I’d like to say the news is a surprise, but it isn’t.
The newspaper La Repubblica reports this morning that the risk of death for Italian cyclists is 2.18%, higher even than the 1.96% attributed to the notoriously foolhardy category of the nation’s scooter and motorcycle users.
Don't worry about the colour, just get one.
I have had my own death defying experiences, such as when a motorist tried to drive through me in front of my house. I could recount lots of anecdotes about pointlessly dangerous maneuvers, serving only to feed the fragile ego of the driver of a second hand Mercedes or BMW, but the basic problem is that cars go too fast here.
Don’t they have cycling paths in Italy?
Not many. None where I am.