Organisation: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
Date uploaded: 20th June 2012
Date published/launched: October 2011
This web page provides up to date statistics on cycle safety in Great Britain.
About one fifth of the cyclists killed and injured are children. Cycling accidents increase as children grow older, with 10 to 15 year old riders being more at risk than other age groups, including adults until about the age of 60 years.
To some extent, this reflects increased cycling as children grow older followed by a switch to motorised transport from the late teens onwards. It also coincides with the age when children attend secondary school, and may indicate riskier behaviour by this age group.
Key cycling accidents statistics:
• Around 75% of fatal or serious cyclist accidents occur in urban areas
• Around half of cyclist fatalities occur on rural roads
• 75% happen at, or near, a road junction
• 80% occur in daylight
• 80% of cyclist casualties are male
• Almost one quarter of the cyclists killed or injured are children
• Around three quarters of cyclists killed have major head injuries.
For more information contact:
RoSPA Road Safety