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Ah, adding bits to the equation.
Let’s add the thousands of extra deaths caused by motor vehicle pollution, the environmental damage (oil, other fluids, brake dust, tyre crumbs), the health disbenefits of driving (fatties with diabetes, heart disease, etc.), the monstrous waste of world resource that is a Vanity Tank carrying one person, then factor in the health benefits of cycling (cardiovascular fitness, weight loss etc.) and the social benefits (connected with environment, transport on a human scale etc.)
There’s a nasty anti-cycling culture in this country that is completely out of proportion.
Let's address such sweeping assumptions, shall we?
Motor vehicle pollution: Yes, I'm sure cyclists enjoy sucking that up.
Fatties with Diabetes: You don't specify which type, but I'm going assume you mean type 2. Not everyone with type 2 is a fatty. Not at all. And not all fat people have diabetes. But hey, let's not get your ignorance get in the way.
Fatties with heart disease. Oh dear. You understand less about heart diseae than you do about Diabetes. The majority isn't weight related.
Vanity Tanks: Really. What about people (let's say thin ones, since you're so anti fat) who live alone. Those with illness or disability who aren't able to travel far by foot. Those whose commute isn't served by public transport, close colleagues or is simply very long?
Social benefits/human scale: give us a clue what you're waffling about.
People aren't anti cyclist. They're anti nut job cyclist, the same way as they're anti nut job driver.
You really smack of an armchair environmentalist.