people in North America are concerned about the safety of cycling, which is one of the reasons they give about why they stay in their gas guzzlers. it turns out that the health benefits outweigh the risks. additionally, cycling, walking, and driving are about on far in terms of deaths per trip. what's most interesting, though, is that those places with the most cycling infrastructure also strangely are the safest for all modes of travel. the safest thing is public transit, but it lacks the health benefits that come with walking or biking (which are about on par with regards to injuries). tl;dr ride your #bike and work on getting more infrastructure!
https://momentummag.com/is-cycling-safe