[baddox]

Funny, I was thinking the opposite: that canoeing would be significantly more dangerous per mile than motorcycling.

[chadgeidel]

I think of all canoe trips as "gentle trips on the lake" when I read this. I suppose most canoers think of motorcyclists as "that guy doing triple the speed limit on the crowded interstate"...

[baddox]

My thought was simply that people drown on the water, even when not doing a potentially tricky physical activity.