Cyclists vs Road Safety UK

CYCLISTS VS ROAD SAFETY UK Around half of cyclist fatalities occur on rural roads Around 75% of fatal or serious cyclist accidents occur in urban areas 16,000 cyclists are injured each year in the UK 75% of fatal or serious cyclist accidents happe a road junction Just 2% of pedestrian injuries on pavements involve cyclists, the other 98% involve motor vehicles. at, or near, 80% of fatal or serious cyclist accidents occur in daylight 3,000 are killed/ seriously injured each Around three quarters of cyclists killed have major head injuries year 23 80% of cyclist casualties are male Almost one quarter of the cyclists killed or injured are children BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PRODUCED BY: Beardsells Personal Injury ATTWOOD NEDIGITALO. http://www.rospa.com/roadsafety/adviceandinformation/cycling/facts-figures.aspx http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/542121/finger-still-being-pointed-at-cycli stsin-road-safety-debate.html AttwoodDigital.com