The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or injured incollisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle
 

Policy Key Facts
The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or injured in collisions
are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle. From 2007 to 2016 (GB), in any
location (i.e. in the road or on the footway, urban and rural):
Cycles were involved on average in about three pedestrian fatalities a
year, and 82 serious injuries. This represents c.0.6% of pedestrian
fatalities overall, and 1.5% of serious injuries.
Cars were involved on average in about 317 pedestrian fatalities a year,
and 4,394 serious injuries. This represents around 67.5% of pedestrian
fatalities, and over four fifths (81%) of pedestrian serious injuries.
Altogether, motor vehicles (i.e. cars, motorbikes, buses, vans, lorries
etc.) were involved in 99.4% of collisions in which a pedestrian died.
In 2016, 43 pedestrians died in collisions involving a vehicle on the
footway or verge. None of them involved a cycle.
From 2007-16, no pedestrians in Britain were killed by red light
jumping cyclists, while around five a year were killed by red light
jumping drivers.

https://www.cyclinguk.org/campaignin...gs/pedestrians
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Bod

The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or injured incollisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle
 

On 12/09/2019 16:29, Bod wrote:
Policy Key Facts
The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or injured in collisions
are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle. From 2007 to 2016 (GB), in any
location (i.e. in the road or on the footway, urban and rural):
Cycles were involved on average in about three pedestrian fatalities a
year, and 82 serious injuries. This represents c.0.6% of pedestrian
fatalities overall, and 1.5% of serious injuries.
Cars were involved on average in about 317 pedestrian fatalities a year,
and 4,394 serious injuries. This represents around 67.5% of pedestrian
fatalities, and over four fifths (81%) of pedestrian serious injuries.
Altogether, motor vehicles (i.e. cars, motorbikes, buses, vans, lorries
etc.) were involved in 99.4% of collisions in which a pedestrian died.
In 2016, 43 pedestrians died in collisions involving a vehicle on the
footway or verge. None of them involved a cycle.
From 2007-16, no pedestrians in Britain were killed by red light
jumping cyclists, while around five a year were killed by red light
jumping drivers.

https://www.cyclinguk.org/campaignin...gs/pedestrians

Hardly surprising.
There are many more motor vehicles than bicycles.
Sadly.

The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or injured incollisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle
 

On 12/09/2019 10:26, Peter Keller wrote:
On 12/09/2019 16:29, Bod wrote:

Policy Key Facts The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or
injured in collisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle.

...

Hardly surprising. There are many more motor vehicles than bicycles. Sadly.

Considering that cyclists are all law breakers (as we are repeatedly
told), one might be expected to believe it is not down to such simple
numbers.

The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or injured incollisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle
 

On 12/09/2019 23:19, TMS320 wrote:
On 12/09/2019 10:26, Peter Keller wrote:
On 12/09/2019 16:29, Bod wrote:

Policy Key Facts The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or
injured in collisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle.

...

Hardly surprising. There are many more motor vehicles than bicycles.
Sadly.

Considering that cyclists are all law breakers (as we are repeatedly
told), one might be expected to believe it is not down to such simple
numbers.

Yes possibly.
Let's have some actual figures and research in order to prove something.

The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or injured incollisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle
 

On 13/09/2019 10:16, Peter Keller wrote:
On 12/09/2019 23:19, TMS320 wrote:
On 12/09/2019 10:26, Peter Keller wrote:
On 12/09/2019 16:29, Bod wrote:

Policy Key Facts The vast majority of pedestrians who are killed or
injured in collisions are hit by a motor vehicle, not a cycle.

...

Hardly surprising. There are many more motor vehicles than bicycles.
Sadly.

Considering that cyclists are all law breakers (as we are repeatedly
told), one might be expected to believe it is not down to such simple
numbers.

Yes possibly.
Let's have some actual figures and research in order to prove something.

The best we have is that injuries are the same per vehicle-distance
travelled, ie, at face value, "law breaking" cyclists are no worse than
"law abiding" drivers.

The numbers also obviously have the deficiency of assuming motor
vehicles, cycles and people are spread uniformly over the country and
takes no account of the inherent lumpiness: there is no correlation
between casualties by vehicle-distance and casualties by population.