“Bicycles are dangerous... Save your life and stop riding them.”
I am 76 and ride mine every day.
There were two gentleman in my town... One in his 90’s the other in his late 80’s... They crossed the road and got struck by a car and killed. Crossing the street is dangerous enough in itself... Think of how many times these two gentleman managed to cross the road in their lives without getting struck by a car... But in the end, they did get struck by one.
Adding two wheels underneath your rear-end and attempting to negotiate traffic that includes vehicles that weigh thousands of pounds travelling at much higher speeds is much more dangerous than crossing the street. There were 536,412 bicycle injuries in 2019... The last ‘normal’ year for biking... And 1,200 deaths in 2020... So, if you want to bike around... Go for it... But you are taking a chance that is avoidable... If you don’t ride a bike, your chances of getting in an bicycle accident are greatly reduced.
BTW - I don’t jump out of airplanes either... My chances of death from a parachute not opening, is greatly reduced by not jumping out of an airplane. I could get hit by somebody jumping out of an airplane, who’s chute doesn’t open and they land on me... But, I’ll take my chances with that.