|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT
webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% -- Many cyclists are proving the need for registration by their contempt for the Highway Code and laws. The answer: All cyclists over 16 to take compulsory test, have compulsory insurance, and be registered. Registration number to be clearly visible on the back of mandatory hi-viz vest. Habitual law breakers' cycles confiscated and crushed. (With thanks to KeithT for the idea) |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
JMS wrote:
Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% that is probably because of an increase in their numbers coupled witha lack of training/regulation |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
In article VOl1o.235346$sD7.191566@hurricane,
Mrcheerful wrote: JMS wrote: Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% that is probably because of an increase in their numbers coupled witha lack of training/regulation Without more information, we cannot even say whether the number of accidents per cyclist or mile cycled rose or fell, and we CERTAINLY have no grounds to even guess at a cause. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
Mrcheerful wrote:
JMS wrote: Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% that is probably because of an increase in their numbers coupled witha lack of training/regulation Somehow the minor fact that cyclist fatalities fell by 10% seems to have been overlooked. I can't think why on earth that would be. -- Tony " I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." Bertrand Russell |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
On Jul 20, 7:29*pm, wrote:
In article VOl1o.235346$sD7.191566@hurricane, Mrcheerful wrote: JMS wrote: Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% that is probably because of an increase in their numbers coupled witha lack of training/regulation Without more information, we cannot even say whether the number of accidents per cyclist or mile cycled rose or fell, and we CERTAINLY have no grounds to even guess at a cause. Regards, Nick Maclaren.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Maybe this might help: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/no...t-of-transport |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:52:37 +0100, Tony Raven
wrote: Mrcheerful wrote: JMS wrote: Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% that is probably because of an increase in their numbers coupled witha lack of training/regulation Somehow the minor fact that cyclist fatalities fell by 10% seems to have been overlooked. I can't think why on earth that would be. That only encourages the *******s. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:52:37 +0100, Tony Raven
wrote: Mrcheerful wrote: JMS wrote: Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% that is probably because of an increase in their numbers coupled witha lack of training/regulation Somehow the minor fact that cyclist fatalities fell by 10% seems to have been overlooked. I can't think why on earth that would be. Not according to the Guardian's headline: "Sharp rise in number of cyclists killed on roads" http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/no...t-of-transport |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
In article ,
Tom Crispin wrote: On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:52:37 +0100, Tony Raven wrote: Somehow the minor fact that cyclist fatalities fell by 10% seems to have been overlooked. I can't think why on earth that would be. Not according to the Guardian's headline: "Sharp rise in number of cyclists killed on roads" http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/no...t-of-transport You are looking at different data. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:11:44 +0100, JMS
wrote: Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 are out at the DfT webpages. Main Highlights are : Total road casualties down 4% Seriously injured down 6% Child casualties down 6% All pedestrian casualties down 6% Motor cycle casualties down 4% All good news - oh - there are a couple mo Number of seriously injured cyclists up 6% Total casualties among cyclists up 5% The figures in London are different. Pedal cyclist casualties in Greater London by severity and year: Year Fatal Serious Slight All 2000 14 408 3,084 3,506 2001 21 444 2,857 3,322 2002 20 394 2,648 3,062 2003 19 421 2,616 3,056 2004 8 332 2,620 2,960 2005 21 351 2,523 2,895 2006 19 373 2,566 2,958 2007 15 446 2,509 2,970 2008 15 430 2,757 3,202 2009 13 420 3,236 3,669 The second lowest number of fatalities in a decade, a decade average number of serious injuries and the largest number of recorded hospital admissions of cyclists with a grazed knee or similar ailments. Source: http://londonroadsafety.tfl.gov.uk/w...casualties.pdf http://londonroadsafety.tfl.gov.uk/w...uring-2009.pdf Sadly, in 2009, there was the first child cyclist fatality in London since 2004. A young lad was killed by a policeman driving a fast moving police car, with lights but no siren, as the child was cycling across a pedestrian crossing. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Road Casualties 2009
Tom Crispin gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying: Sadly, in 2009, there was the first child cyclist fatality in London since 2004. A young lad was killed by a policeman driving a fast moving police car, with lights but no siren, as the child was cycling across a pedestrian crossing. It would probably be inappropriate to ask why somebody was cycling across a pedestrian crossing, wouldn't it? I'm not sure it's relevant, either. The only relevant fact is that somebody using a pedestrian crossing was not observing traffic properly. On it's own, that should not result in a fatality. The police driver was clearly not prepared for the crossing to be in use. As usual, contributory ****wittery on the part of both those involved. Nor do I see the fact it was a child as being particularly relevant - if the child wasn't old enough to properly understand the rules of the road, then it's a failure of the parents to properly supervise their child. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Many more cycling casualties in 2009 | delboy | UK | 19 | February 25th 10 11:00 AM |
2009 Tour de France Casualties | Milton Muffintop | Racing | 0 | July 19th 09 02:15 AM |
Root cause of road casualties - for John | Colin Reed[_3_] | UK | 2 | November 4th 08 11:20 PM |
Casualties in Greater London 2005 | Tom Crispin | UK | 29 | November 3rd 06 08:49 AM |
Pedal Cycle Casualties in Greater London | Tilly | UK | 22 | May 27th 05 09:27 AM |