Crashes Bicycle safety



a cyclepath protruding wall covering private street. climbing plants obstruct sight of cyclists more.



the same cyclepath seen perspective of resident leaves premises car or bicycle. climbing plants make impossible see approaching cyclists in time, , requires low speed.


causes of crashes vary according local conditions. road conditions, weather, speed, brakes, rider visibility, bicycle , automobile traffic, driving under influence, riding under influence, , distracted driving contributing factors accidents. study conducted in 2000 institute road safety research in netherlands found single bicycle crashes accounted 47% of bicycle crashes, collisions obstacles , animals accounted 12%, , collisions other road users accounted 40%, remaining 1% having unknown or unclassified cause. many bicycle crashes unreported , therefore not included in official statistics. prospective studies estimate less 10% of bicycle crashes officially reported.


in united kingdom, cyclists have half of rate (killed , serious injury per km) of motorcyclists 8 times rate motorists.


even minor bicycle crashes not involving hospitalisation can incur significant costs cyclist , others. belgian shapes project has estimated cost @ 0.12 euros per kilometre cycled.


a cyclist hit car more killed 1 falls off.








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