Interesting data in the World report on road traffic injury prevention by The World Health Organization (WHO). Chapter 3 talks about risk factors.
Deaths per 100 million
Travel Passenger kilometres Passenger hours Powered two-wheelers 13.8 440 Foot 6.4 75 Cycle 5.4 25 Car 0.7 25 Bus and coach 0.07 2
Given that most people choose their mode of transport based on time, the figures for car and cycle are good. Foot and cycle are both short-distance modes of travel. While you may be safer on the bus, walking to the bus stop looks awfully risky.
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