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MacIntyre’s argument likely stems from the coverage of studies in recent years that show bicycling is more dangerous than football. The American Association of Neurological Surgeons study tracked national emergency room visits for traumatic brain injuries in 2009. It found that bicycling accounted for the highest number of incidents (85,389), well ahead of football (46,948). But those statistics account for men and women across all age groups. According to a similar Center for Disease Control study that tracked emergency room visits for boys ages 10-to-19 over eight years, reported head injuries from football (13,667) well exceeded those from riding a bike (4,377). Bicyclists are also not required to wear a helmet and not subject to repeated blows to the head.