2000 - 2010 Road Casualty Map

[Dronespace]

Hi Guys,

Sorry if this has been already posted, the Guardian have a map of UK's road casualties from 2000 to 2010:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2011/nov/18/road-casualty-uk-map

You can zoom into your local areas.

 

[Hip Priest]

Depressing viewing.

 

[dellzeqq]

we have looked at it before, but it's such an interesting, if macabre source of information that it's worth bringing back from time to time.

Two lane A-roads. Not good.

 

[gambatte]

obviously innacurate too
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-180951359.html
These 2 fatalities don't appear

 

[Kiwiavenger]

i know of a few cyclist fatalities not showing in the bristol area, one was my old boss on the long ashton bypass around 2007

 

[Dronespace]

Depressing viewing.

Indeed

And apparently it's missing several fatalities (as mentioned by other users), so it's even more grim unfortunately.

Not surprised that certain areas such as Old Street / City Road (Central London) have a lot of icons, as that is a very dangerous place.

 

[dellzeqq]

Old Street seems to have fewer than Kings Cross - and, yes, while there's a concentration of icons there, there's also a large number of cyclists.

I took a look at Markyate Lane near Hooley, in Surrey. Sure enough, minor road with a whole lot of serous cycling injuries. But, then again, it used to be on the BHF route, so probably saw more cyclists in one day than nearby roads saw in a year.

 

[gambatte]

Damn,

I remembered an incident a few years ago on that road. Its a bad 'un. Coppers were taking a girl home, who'd been arrested. As far as I remember they were going too fast, lost it and the girl was injured, I think killed. I was wondereing if it appeared.


But my search took me to this

My link

I'd missed it....

 

[jugglingphil]

I think the map should be viewed by all road users. It shows as a Nation how we sweep road deaths and injury under the carpet so that we don't have to deal with the causes.

 

[fossyant]

I found my little green circle, lots of vehicle occupant circles though as well at the same place !

 

[fossyant]

Frightening to look at. 3 serious cyclist injuries on one road within a housing estate near me !

 

[Dronespace]

How long do you have to survive after a crash for your statistics to only show serious injury. Very sadly the two cyclists who appear in this part of the map both never recovered and died of their head injuries, one after about 4 years, and the other after about 6 months.

That is a good question, I'm not sure myself, but that can really change the statistics.

 

[jdtate101]

Checked out my regular routes, thankfully free of cyclist accidents. What's quite telling is that the amount of pedestrian deaths almost outweigh the motorist one's in most major cities. Shows just how poor people's general awareness is. I suspect there's an awful lot of "stepping out" going on. The amount of people I see crossing dangerously when there's a pedestrian crossing not 10 ft away. Perhaps the americans have it right with the jaywalking laws. Food for thought...

 

[MrHappyCyclist]

Perhaps the americans have it right with the jaywalking laws. Food for thought...

No, that's only a small step away from compulsory cycle-lane use.

12 seriously injured and one killed on my route. Can't even count the little circles!

 

[dawesome]

The death at the end of my road is listed, a retired master craftsman was hit on his bike by a woman doing 40 in a 30 zone. She got a £500 fine and a year ban.