Every road death in the UK
Tricycleboy
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720
Every road death in the UK mapped by cause and location. Its amazing that society is willing to put up with this for the freedom of personal transport.
I'm off to buy more lights...
Every road death in the UK mapped by cause and location. Its amazing that society is willing to put up with this for the freedom of personal transport.
I'm off to buy more lights...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog ... lty-uk-map
Not to outdo you or anything, but this has every death and recorded injury on the road*
* in the last 10 years.0 -
Just spent about 40 mins looking at that. Quite interesting.FCN 2 to 80
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Kind of weird - that green triangle is me.
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Yup - really interesting.
Noting the ages of peds killed in Inverness - 94, 82, 70s, 22 & 17 - tells a story in itself
Mercifully few cyclist deaths - especially out of town. Mind you, hardly any cyclists.
What I do find interesting is that the location of the mobile speed cameras in no way relates to the risksROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
Had a quick look eralier but it doesn't work very well on my primitive work pc. The thing I noticed is that for pedestrian deaths it mentions buses as being particularly dangerous. It then says along Oxford Street in London nearly every fatality is between a bus and ped. Correct me if I'm wrong but seeing as it's one big bus lane you don't get many cars along there so of course the percentage of buses will be significantly higher.0
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That's an incredibly sobering use of the data. Spent ages looking at the map. Recognised too many incidents.Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.0
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According to the BBC data it frequently snows in August in the south of England.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
Meanredspider:
. Or perhaps the knowledge of the possible presence of speed cameras contributes to safety. In the same way as there's very little crime at Downing Street, but loads of police.....What I do find interesting is that the location of the mobile speed cameras in no way relates to the risks
Perhaps.....
It is sobering to look at it though, and also a little scary, when you see multiple fatality, single vehicle collisions on straight 30mph roads in the middle of the day. :?0 -
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bails87 wrote:Meanredspider:
. Or perhaps the knowledge of the possible presence of speed cameras contributes to safety. In the same way as there's very little crime at Downing Street, but loads of police.....What I do find interesting is that the location of the mobile speed cameras in no way relates to the risks
Perhaps.....
That would be true if there were more accidents on the other stretches. Truth is they're just the easy places to collect revenue - long straight sections of rural dual carriageway tend to be pretty low risk but are great for measuring speed.
Great maps though. My route fortunately has very low occurrence for any sort of accidentROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
I found that as well around where I live but again hardly any cyclists.meanredspider wrote:Mercifully few cyclist deaths - especially out of town. Mind you, hardly any cyclists.
What I do find interesting is that the location of the mobile speed cameras in no way relates to the risks0 -
All the places I would guess were hotspots in Cambridge for cyclist problems seem to play out on the map.0
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Interesting... on my route to work there were 5 deaths in the last 10y - all of the deaths being female, all at junctions and all involving a bike and a long vehicle/bus/vehicle over 7.5tonnes... which in my mind only proves what I already believe; cycling per se isn't dangerous, its lack of awareness of whats going on around you/perception of outcomes that is...Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph
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On the Guardian one, it struck me that the majority of deaths in the London Sq Mile were cyclists....0
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Looking at the BBC data, 35% of cyclists involved in an incident have a criminal record. Given that most of us on here have been in a prang at some point, just over a third of us are crims of some kind. Bompington and RC are on the Guardian one so maybe there's a correlation there? FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0
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Wrath Rob wrote:Looking at the BBC data, 35% of cyclists involved in an incident have a criminal record.
wonder how much of that 35% are for driving bans?Commuter: Forme Vision Red/Black FCN 4
Weekender: White/Black - Cube Agree GTC pro FCN 30 -
Torvid wrote:Wrath Rob wrote:Looking at the BBC data, 35% of cyclists involved in an incident have a criminal record.
wonder how much of that 35% are for driving bans?
41% of lorry drivers
35% Van drivers
32% bikers
30%peds
24% bus drivers
21% car drivers
Either a criminal record means you're much more likely to crash, or a surprisingly large amount of people have criminal records. (or both)0 -
I think the point I was trying to make is are the 35% of cyclist in incidents with a record on a bike because the magistrates have taken their licence off them. Basically is it a case that the criminal record just indicates they are less likely to experianced as they have been 'forced' on to a bike?Commuter: Forme Vision Red/Black FCN 4
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Wouldn't they constitute driving offences?
They have the stats for incidents with those too.
61% Vans
56% Lorries
50% bus drivers (<<< seriously, if a bus diver has a driving offence, wtf is he driving a bus?)
44% Bikers
39% car drivers
38% cyclists
34% peds (though presumably you can't get a traffic offence as a ped)0 -
Just checked my 12 mile route from SW to central london. 28 deaths in 10 years. astonishing.
Only a couple of cyclists, and by far and away the most deaths were motorcyclists (largely down the embankement, at junctions, at night.) Its a pretty fast road when the traffics clear.0 -
Interesting - more or less all the accidents on the millbank roundabout are cyclists. Makes sense. Seen some crazy risk taking on that one.0
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I was initally puzzled by the number of cycling injuries on Markedge Lane that goes under the M25 just North of Redhill as it's a pretty quiet road (stop at Fanny's Farm for cake). But then I remembered: BHF L2B. In fact all the descents on the L2B are clearly visible on that map ...0
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British Heart Foundation - London to BrightonCommuter: Forme Vision Red/Black FCN 4
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Round me the frightening observation is the number of 17 year olds killed in cars. I guess it's the same everywhere.
Some odd-looking accidents - 2 cyclists injured and one killed (male and female adult and a young child - male killed) in one incident and no other vehicles involved - collision? (near Ft William IIRC)ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
bails87 wrote:Possibly a cyclist fell and died, and his companions were treated for shock?
Good thinking - quite plausibleROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
The Grauniad colour scheme makes it look like a plantation of conifers has been planted along the Kings Road to Putney Bridge 0
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SteppenHerring wrote:I was initally puzzled by the number of cycling injuries on Markedge Lane that goes under the M25 just North of Redhill as it's a pretty quiet road (stop at Fanny's Farm for cake). But then I remembered: BHF L2B. In fact all the descents on the L2B are clearly visible on that map ...
Do they include the heart attacks?0 -
One near where I live - 15 year old motorcyclist at 01:00...FCN 9 || FCN 50
