Bike crash: The first things to do in the aftermath

[cosmicbike]

Interesting (?) article on the BBC news website today

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45703513

I didn't realise the number killed was quite so high.

 

[Slick]

It's come to something when there are enough incidents for them to produce a guide.

 

[mjr]

Has it been produced? Looks like a bigoted botched rehash of other guides. The one on this very forum is better IMO.

Does it mention a number killed?

 

[Slick]

Has it been produced? Looks like a bigoted botched rehash of other guides. The one on this very forum is better IMO.

Does it mention a number killed?

101 last year.

 

[mjr]

101 last year.

Yeah, about average for the last few years.

But is it in the BBC article?

 

[vickster]

Yeah, about average for the last few years.

But is it in the BBC article?

Yes in the infographic

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Yet on R4 this morning they only mentioned that 581 pedestrians were injured by ccylists last year

 

[Drago]

Shame they don't balance it with the number of innocent cyclists injured by myopic pedestrians, but the BBC haven't been known for their balanced reporting the last couple of years.

 

[mjr]

Yes in the infographic

That'll be it. No infographic on mobile.

 

[vickster]

That'll be it. No infographic on mobile.

Is on my phone if I click the posted link

 

[Slick]

That'll be it. No infographic on mobile.

It's broken down in to age group with almost 18k injured last year.

 

[Ian H]

The UK claims to have ever safer roads, as casualty figures come down. However, there is some concern over figures for vulnerable users. Annual road deaths involving vehicles are just under 1,800.

 

[Drago]

And the downward casualty trend has stalled.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

And the downward casualty trend has stalled.

As a number of casualties or as a percentage of road users

 

[Sjw]

Shame they don't balance it with the number of innocent cyclists injured by myopic pedestrians, but the BBC haven't been known for their balanced reporting the last couple of years.

They were all out in force in my neck of the woods on sunday!