83: Percent of avalanche accidents involving avy-trained skiers and snowboarders that were due to poor decision making, rather than subtleties of the terrain or snowpack.
3: Inches closer to a helmeted cyclist a
motorist will drive.
0: Drop in risk of an ACL tear for someone who recreates wearing a knee brace.
50: Percent likelihood of being killed or injured by a grizzly while defending yourself with a gun. (Likelihood with bear spray: 8 percent.)
0: Protective benefit of an expensive bike helmet over a cheap one.
0: Drop in annual fatal ski accidents at resorts since the widespread adoption of safety helmets.
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0: Validity of articles/publications that do not cite their data source(s).
Flag ThisAgree with comment above - please cite your sources! These figures are interesting, but meaningless unless we know where the data came from.
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