The second interview on Episode 110 of "Perils for Pedestrians" on
bicycle engineering also gets into the causes of bike crashes. The
top causes, in order of importance:
-other bicyclists
-debris
-potholes
-hills
-turns
-animals
-inattention
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PqYJfvwGcI
As others have said, the majority of non-fatal bicycle crashes do not
involve motor vehicles. You can pick up the more serious incidents
with ambulance or hospital data, but a lot of bruises and road rash
are treated at home and would only be picked up by a survey of cyclists.
You see a similar pattern with pedestrians. Most fatal incidents
involve motor vehicles, but falls result in more hospitalizations
among the elderly.
John Z Wetmore
john(a)pedestrians.org
Producer of "Perils For Pedestrians" Television
www.pedestrians.org
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