Mountain biking comes in tied for 5th in the National Estimates of Outdoor Recreational Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments for non-fatal injuries.

The top four are:
25.5% - Snowboarding
10.8% - Sledding
6.3% - Hiking - who would of thought?
3.7% - Personal Watercraft (not boats)

Mountain biking is tied with Water skiing at 3.6%. And just below mountain biking is… wait for it… fishing at 3.3%. FISHING! Can someone explain to me how fishing has more emergency department non-fatal injuries than say: mountain climbing? horseback riding? swimming?

If you break down the “other” category, Mountain Biking drops even further. It falls below Snow Skiing at 24.2%, Surfing at 8.4% and Snowmobiles at 3.8%. Those snow sports are dangerous. Being an avid skier and a beginning snowboarder, I can say that I am not completely surprised.

Here’s the link.

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