Further to my last post (Handlebar Safety), I found this rather interesting link - check out the info for New Zealand. Certainly makes you think.
Carrying on in this vein, I also found some stats on bicycling safety in general. Granted this stuff is from America, but surely our streets are at least equivalent or safer than theirs. I was fascinated to see that 'living' is more dangerous than 'cycling' - how does that work? I generally 'bicycle' whilst 'living' so is the risk compound?
Unfortunately, as your posts points out, statistics are boring and no-one reads them - let alone basing their life around them.
ReplyDeleteThat's why promoting statistics doesn't win people over to cycling.
For more cyclists, you need higher subjective safety and better convenience for cyclists.
If cycling looks like it's less effort than other modes of transport people flock to it. Conversely, if cycling doesn't feel safe, people won't want to do it. That's why 93% of the Dutch population, regardless of age and sex, are regular cyclists and why there are many cities here with more cycle journeys than car journeys.