The School of Hard Knocks

THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS The role of cycling in brain injuries. Accidents: 2011 Facts & Figures LILLELLELLELLILLILLIL killed 107 LLELEEELELI seriously injured ЖИТ 3,085 LILLILL slightly injured TFFFFFY 19,215 HALF OF OF FATAL OR SERİOUS ACCİDENTS CYCLİST FATALİTİES OCCUR İN OCCUR ON RURAL ROADS URBAN AREAS 75% ACCİDENTS HAPPEN AT OR NEAR 80% 80% OF CYCLİŞT CASUALTIES ARE MALE OCCUR İN DAYLİGHT A ROAD JUNCTİON AROUND 3/4 OF CYCLİSTS KİLLED HAD MAJOR HEAD İNJURİES ALMOST A QUARTER OF THE CYCLİSTS KİLLED OR İNJURED ARE CHİLDREN Cyclists who suffered serious injuries in the UK 2008 -2010 2008 2009 2010 Scotland England Wales Fatality Statistics in 3 the UK 2009 - 2010 33 2009 2010 -7 4 .5 -5 12- 11 13 2 13 10 ----17 19 13: 17 ---- ---- ee- ---- ----e Causes of bicycle accidents. İNATTENTİVE DRIVER DRİVERS FAİLİNG VELD TO YIELD OPENİNG CAR DOORS WİTHOUT DEFECTİVE EQUİPMENT LOOKİNG İnjuries HEAD İNJURİES 40% suffer head injuries 45% of child cyclists suffer head injuries CHEST/ABDOMEN 5% suffer these injuries but when they do occur they are often accompanied by head injuries. LİMB İNJURİES 40% suffer arm injuries 25% suffer leg injuries 75% OF CYCLİSTS KİLLED HAVE MAJOR HEAD İNJURİES Cyclists who don't wear a helmet are: 85% 40% more likely to suffer a serious injury than one who wears more likely to die of a head injury than one who wears a helmet a helmet Further Facts... 1 MİLLİON İN THE UK THERE PEOPLE A YEAR ATTEND A&E FOLLOWİNG A HEAD İNJURY ARE AROUND 500,000 PEOPLE LİVİNG WİTH LONG TERM DİSABİLİTİES AS A RESULT OF BRAİN İNJURY 85% OF TRAUMATİC BRAİN İNJURİES ARE CLASSİFİED AS MİNOR 22% OF ALL CASUALTIES ARE UNDER 16 10% AS MODERATE AND 5% AS SEVERE WEARING A HELMET CAN DRAMATİCALLY REDUCE THE RİSK OF BRAİN İNJURY AND EVEN DEATH İnformation sourced from: http://rospa.com/roadsafety/adviceandinformation/cycling/facts-figures.aspx Design by www.jessicadraws.com HUGH JAMES 66 2456 138 78 2377 --- 151 ------ -- 61 2236 153