In 2009, the US Coast Guard counted 4730 accidents that involved 736 deaths,(nl)3358 injuries and approximately $36 million dollars of damage to property as a result(nl)of recreational boating accidents.

Almost three-fourths of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those,(nl)eighty-four (84) percent were not reported as wearing a life jacket.

630 “pedalcyclists” were killed in the USA during 2009, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrat

In 2009 almost 34,000 Americans died on the roads, and a just shy of 600,000 passed away due to heart disease, (an illness that cycling is beneficial in reducing.) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “estimates that about 112,000 deaths are associated with obesity each year in the United States.