Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Close Pass Cycle Law Coming?
I saw this a few moments ago, discussion of introducing a new close pass law to fine drivers £100 if they do not give cyclists sufficient room when passing. I was amazed by how many people are hurt on bikes each year, and these are just the ones that get reported, how many close calls are there as well:
"Recent figures released by the Department for Transport showed there were 18,450 pedal cyclist casualties in the year ending September 2017, of which 3,750 (20 per cent) were killed or seriously injured. Around 100 cyclists are killed in the UK every year"
I guess the key to this and its success will be the video camera evidence we can all conjure up after a close call.
Tags for Forum Posts: close pass law, cycling
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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If you read it, those figures are for pedestrians killed or injured by cyclists: My question was about cyclists who become casualties through their own carelessness or recklessness.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on
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Our text for the day: http://www.abd.org.uk/
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Only to say that figures about the number of motorists killed by cyclists and the number of pedestrians killed by cyclists/motorists are irrelevant in the context of this thread.
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You can extrapolate as much as you like but at the risk of thread drift into the well-worn cyclists always good: motorists always bad.
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"Dig out some stats" eh? Googling 'cyclist crash causal attribution' comes up with many hits, including this one --
https://www.cyclinguk.org/blog/chris-peck/whos-to-blame-in-crashes-..., which cites an independent TRL report and gives a link to a spreadsheet.
"[The graph above] shows that in the majority of all incidents where cyclists were killed, the driver was held to be solely to blame. This is not the case amongst cyclists under the age of 25 - particularly with regard to children. However, for adults aged 25-39 52% of deaths were deemed to be solely the fault of the driver, while in a further 17%, both the cyclist and the driver had faults attributed to them.
In the case of deaths of cyclists between 40-54, the drivers' share is even higher: 70% drivers alone, 8% jointly at fault and only 23% the sole fault of the cyclist."
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Permalink Reply by Katie K on
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I despair at the 'whataboutery' that always always dominates these types of threads on any and every forum.
I cycle nearly every day. I am close passed on nearly every journey I make, it's absolutely terrifying!! Anything to combat this is welcome. The aggression (that seems to be increasing btw) towards me as a cyclist by drivers (and I count close-passing as aggression) is mystifying and scary.
I've been knocked off my bike twice this year by dangerous drivers (including on a toucan crossing on the North Circular where the driver ran a red!) and I have never been the cause of an accident myself. I cycle considerately, safely and legally and I should be allowed to do so without fear of being killed.
Katie
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Killed or maimed with a "life altering injury". I totally agree. Last night I was chased by a motorcyclist down Worship Street after we had a "discussion" about his use of cycling infrastructure and who had right of way. He was speeding and trying to run me off the road. It's just #everydaycyclism.
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