cd365
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2119536 said:So how many fatal cyclist pedestrian collisions do you think there are and how does that figure compare with the flawed official stats? How do you measure the difference?
Again, figures or a source for the 50:50 fault split?
I have no idea how many fatal cyclist pedestrian collisions there are, again try Google. Stats can be show to prove anything, it would be very easy to take the number of miles driven to fatalities then compare it with the number of miles ridden to fatalities and see what that stat proves. I have got neither figure and will not be trying to work it out, go ahead if you find the need.
A quick Google search found the webpage I read a long time ago http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/dec/15/cycling-bike-accidents-study
"The 64-page analysis found that police attributed responsibility for collisions more or less evenly between drivers and cyclists overall, but this was skewed by the fact that when child riders were involved their behaviour was named as a primary factor more than three-quarters of the time.
With adult cyclists, police found the driver solely responsible in about 60%-75% of all cases, and riders solely at fault 17%-25% of the time"
2119572 said:Or
So "just in case" a pedestrian runs out in front of me I should drive down a road in an urban environment at 10mph, even at 3am in the morning?"
Which is your opinion?
I do not drive or cycle with a "what if" mentality, if I did I would probably develop agoraphobia. I try to drive and cycle as safe as I can everytime I go out, I don't want to be responsible for killing someone nor do I want to be killed. It wasn't me that was having a go at G2EWS picking faults with his driving, saying his speed was inappropriate for the conditions, implying that he should have gone around that bend at little more than walking pace "just in case" there was something around the corner. From what I read he didn't cause an accident, he stopped in time so in my opinion his speed was appropriate for the conditions.