The Times provides a more realistic analysis of the Institute of Advanced Motorists so-called research on this:
Just 2% of cyclists “frequently” jump red lights.
Meanwhile, there’s this from a couple of years ago - in 2009, 2.8% of all drivers in a study involving 14,000 vehicles were using a hand-held mobile phone.
Let’s be charitable and...
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Which 2% Is Worse?
Statistically, Cycling Is Incredibly Safe
No, really, it is. Apparently, you’re more likely to be injured in an hour of gardening than in an hour of cycling.
Yet there’s that campaign from The Times, that ends up getting a mention in PMQs:
There’s an excellent commentary on this piece of Parliamentary history over on As Easy As Riding A Bike (bottom line: the...
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Newspaper Cycling Safety Campaigns
First there was this on the front page of The Independent last April:
Then today, this in The Times (do visit their page and sign up):
So now we eagerly wait to see if the other opinion-forming newspapers will fall into line. Rumour has it that The Daily Mail will be next - here’s an advanced...
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