Cycle Accident Blackspots

[SEATALTEA]

Move the map to your area and wait a little while for it to load the data.


http://labs.timesonline.co.uk/blog/2009/03/11/uk-cycling-accidents/

 

[Mussels]

I wish it would zoom in a bit more, London is just a messy blob.

 

[Barnowl]

Thanks SEATALTEA. Good link. I see one redspot, local to me, on a road that I avoid on my way to work. That one doesn't surprise me at all since it has traffic calming measures that narrow the road every so many yards. Cars overtaking at the narrowest point where the bollards stand, pass with inches to spare.

 

[SEATALTEA]

I found the RTC which totalled a friend at work, he's partially disabled now, it wasn't the accident which finished him it was the MRSA from the local NHS hospital

 

[Grumpy1]

What a great bit of kit. Now what you need to do is wear a helmet where the blackspots and the non-blackspot areas you'll be fine.

 

[flecc]

I found in my area that the blackspots were exactly where I would have predicted them to be, so it's reassuring that personal judgement is a good predictor of where to take the most care.
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[Grumpy1]

Hmmmmm...... Flec can you chose 7 random numbers for me between 1-49?

Thanks

 

[Barnowl]

Hmmmmm...... Flec can you chose 7 random numbers for me between 1-49?

Thanks

Personal judgement is a hopeless predictor of where to mark the slip.

 

[Grumpy1]

No but PREDICTION helps

"exactly where I would have predicted them to be"

 

[flecc]

Hmmmmm...... Flec can you chose 7 random numbers for me between 1-49?

Thanks

I've lived and cycled in the same area for 41 years and know the likely spots well, including those created during that time by ill thought out road changes. The accident blackspots on that map happened to coincide with my impressions, presumably one reason why I've never hurt myself cycling during that time.

That leaves me content, and if it provides amusement for you, well that's just a bonus.
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[Grumpy1]

Ok so 41, that's great. Only six more to go......