Road Casualties 2009
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From: angela on 23 Jul 2010 04:38 On 20 July, 19:11, JMS <jmsmith2...(a)live.co.uk > 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 more: > > 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) Cyclist deaths fell in 2009 to 104 from 138 in 2007-8. Cycling increased and the death rate fell. Cars drivers need to have a licence as they kill people. There was a drop in car journeys that explains the drop in deaths, I believe the overall death rate was 2,200 ish
From: john wright on 23 Jul 2010 05:10 On 23/07/2010 09:38, angela wrote: > On 20 July, 19:11, JMS<jmsmith2...(a)live.co.uk> 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 more: >> >> 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) > > Cyclist deaths fell in 2009 to 104 from 138 in 2007-8. Cycling > increased and the death rate fell. Cars drivers need to have a licence > as they kill people. Think of the numbers - 104 deaths cf 35 million car drivers alone. Ergo a miniscule minority of drivers kill any cyclist. Its not just car drivers that cause accidents - anyone is at risk of doing that, from cyclists to HGV drivers. Not all risk results in harm though. There is a strong correlation between the introduction of licences for vehicle drivers and reduction in road deaths however. But that was a long time ago when overall road deaths were much higher than they are today. -- John Wright Blasphemy - a victimless crime.
From: Peter Hill on 23 Jul 2010 14:03 On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:11:44 +0100, JMS <jmsmith2010(a)live.co.uk > wrote: >- - what sort of sig is this? >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) Why over 16? The age of criminal responsibility is 10. OK that might be a bit young so say 12. All children under that age or anyone without a full bike licence to be under radio control of a licensed adult over 21, max 2 kids per adult. -- Peter Hill Spamtrap reply domain as per NNTP-Posting-Host in header Can of worms - what every fisherman wants. Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!
From: Adrian on 23 Jul 2010 15:41 Peter Hill <peter.usenet1(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>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) > Why over 16? The age of criminal responsibility is 10. OK that might be > a bit young so say 12. All children under that age or anyone without a > full bike licence to be under radio control of a licensed adult over 21, > max 2 kids per adult. Why have a minimum age at all? If a kid is mature enough and competent enough to pass the test, let 'em ride.
From: Mr. Benn on 24 Jul 2010 01:53
"Tom Crispin" <kije.remove(a)this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> wrote in message news:oq3c46lfunacvnmfbhemudussqteremk2e(a)4ax.com... > On 20 Jul 2010 20:31:16 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>Tom Crispin <kije.remove(a)this.bit.freeuk.com.munge> 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? > > Presumably to get to the other side of the road PEDESTRIAN crossing. Not cyclist crossing unless the cyclist was pushing his/her bicycle. Is it legal to cycle over a pedestrian crossing? Genuine question. |