Australian Transport Safety Bureau data indicates that between 2000 and 2005, the number of cyclist deaths has ranged from 26 to 46 per year (about 2 or 3% of total deaths in road crashes in Australia). More meaningful Australian data on cycling crashes is difficult to access due the lack of exposure data for cycling, differences in police and hospital data records, lack of data retained by road traffic authorities and the fact that many cycling accidents occur off-road. Collated resources are as follows:
02nd Dec 2011
This searchable and zoomable interactive map was published by transport data mapping specialists ITO World in November 2011. It shows information about virtually every fatality that occurred on roads in the United States as a result of a collision involving a motor vehicle between between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2009. For each incident you will be able to see the person's age, sex and the year in which the crash took place.
28th Nov 2011
This searchable and zoomable interactive map was published by transport data mapping specialists ITO World in November 2011. The map was compiled using 10 years of road casualty statistics from 2000-2010 for Great Britain. Information is provided showing those killed, seriously injured and slightly injured as well as mode of transport. For fatalities additional information is available giving the person's age (or age band), gender and the year in which the crash took place.
15th Sep 2011
This Austroads Research Report was published in September 2011. The study aimed to understand the extent to which a pre-existing medical condition or acute medical event was a contributing factor in crash causation. The study involved examination of the circumstances surrounding drivers, riders, cyclists and pedestrians involved in casualty crashes on public roads in South Australia who were admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital over the three year period from January 2008 to December 2010.
12th Sep 2011
This report was released in October 2009 by M Keigan, R Cuerden and A Wheeler on behalf of Transport for London. The study describes the in-depth characteristics of 92 pedal cyclist fatalities in London between 2001-2006. The study examined what caused the collision and whether it could be prevented, and what factors contributed to the fatal injury and whether that could have been prevented.
01st Aug 2011
This report by the Department of Infrastructure and Transport was released in July 2011. It presents annual summaries of data for Australian road fatalities to the period ended December 2010, including cross-tabulations of deaths by age, sex, road user type and jurisdiction.
17th Mar 2011
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a facts sheet that explores 2009 bicyclist safety statistics. During 2009, 630 bicyclists were killed and an additional 51,000 were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes.
12th Jan 2011
By Richard Peace, 10 Nov 2010, BikeRadar.com England
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24th Sep 2010
This report, by the Australian Bicycle Council, was released in 2000. The Guidelines recommend reporting on 19 items of base cycling data and 30 cycling indicators. The base data and indicators have been organised under five categories of which the fifth is safety (including crashes).
24th Sep 2010
This report, by Watson, L.M.& Cameron, M.H., 2006, Monash University Accident Research Centre, describes the characteristics of crashes involving bicycles and motor vehicles and was based on data on police reported crashes in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia during 2000-2004.
24th Sep 2010
This report by Jan Garrard, Sharyn Crawford and Natalie Hakman was published in 2006 by the Department for Victorian Communities, Sport and Recreation Victoria. Section 5.5 outlines data on harassment of cyclists (which influences feelings of personal security and safety).
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