The new study has significant flaws.
Irony alert: A new study from Lemonade Insurance naming Denver one of the ten safest U.S. cities for bike commuters is being released today, May 18, only hours before the Ride and Walk of Silence, an event sponsored by Denver Streets Partnership that will memorialize cyclists and others killed in traffic-related incidents the city. The number of such fatal accidents has grown alarmingly: The 84 traffic deaths recorded in Denver in 2021 were the most since the city’s 2016 launch of Vision Zero, a five-year action plan committed to “eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by making our roadways safer for everyone” by 2030.…