current velomobile safety

in general is cycling a velomobile a safe and pleasant activity!
Velomobiles provide a substantial extra layer of protection compared to traditional upright bicycles.
For saftey a down-side is the higher speed and the by car drivers often criticized lower hight, which is claimed to be less visible as upright bikes.

There is a lot of data on the subject of cycling, accident risk and health. I think that, in summary, these are quite reliable and show quite clearly that, overall, cycling is definitely healthier than driving and has a life-prolonging effect.

In particular, the enormous positive health benefits of physical activity play a role. Although the accident risk may be rated more or less high depending on the statistics, it is not extremely high in absolute terms, not even in comparison to car traffic. The risk from air quality is more important. And this is exactly where cyclists have a positive impact.

Peter Seidel

head doctor for cardiology and sports medicine

There is only limited data analytics for velomobile accidents. However there is a lot of data for cyclists or road cyclists. Here some interesting data from the road cycle comunity, which was written by Peter Seidel – head doctor for cardiology and sports medicine:
https://fahrradzukunft.de/18/gefaehrlich-oder-gesund/
Some similar data here:
https://www.ausdauerblog.de/rennradfahrer-gefaehrlich/

 

 

 

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