Worrying accident statistics

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:36 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720

I put in my postcode and clicked on a few of the accidents around where I live, and I would say 3/4 of them involve motorbikes and most are fatal. I looked around the area I work and it is repeated there too.

Worrying.

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:07 pm

you should stay home or drive the car

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 6:01 pm

i lost interest when they were showing accidents way back in 2001....

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:32 pm

very busy town though hudds.
im up that way a fair bit and the traffic is shocking at peak times.
id bet a high % of the bike accidents are while fitering, cars pulling Ueys etc, the usual rush hour stuff...?

Steve97 · Post by **Steve97** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:24 pm

Thanks for that Ziggy !!

Seems that Sunday afternoon is the most dangerous time, between 12 and 6, but there again i've been doing this bike thing for 39 years, and its always been that way, trouble is 99% of the time its the other tw@t, only one way, treat em all as Richard@ds.

Steve

Furrybiker · Post by **Furrybiker** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:53 pm

A chap on another forum looked at the original data, and it seems 86% of the bike accidents were scooters, however the over 30's in a group in a rural area on sunny sundays are heavily represented in the remainder...

In addition the under 25's with big bikes dont look too good, although not much of a surprise there!

MJONESY · Post by **MJONESY** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:57 pm

Furrybiker wrote:A chap on another forum looked at the original data, and it seems 86% of the bike accidents were scooters, however the over 30's in a group in a rural area on sunny sundays are heavily represented in the remainder... In addition the under 25's with big bikes dont look too good, although not much of a surprise there!

so along as your not on a scooter and over 25 but under 30 your ok? woohoo that will include me in that group soon haha

doddy55 · Post by **doddy55** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:58 pm

I know that in the northwest in the past two month there has been 6 people that have had there bikes wrote of from drivers not lookin at what they are doing all in rush hour traffic mine included and another 3 who sadly died from drivers in rush hour traffic

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pariah · Post by **pariah** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:06 am

Any one else noticed that most bike accident happen to be on junctions when caused by other road users . ?

Miztaziggy · Post by **Miztaziggy** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:14 pm

Well, as depressing as it is that there were a lot in my area, my point was that it is repeated all over the country. Wherever you look on that map, most of the accidents are involving bikes, and most of those the biker dies.

Yes, most people probably already know, or assume that this is the case, but seeing the cold hard facts is quite scary.

One of the ones close to me was a bit odd....

Accident involving 1 bike
Driver aged 18 died
Passenger aged 14 died
Passenger aged 16 seriously injured

Now what's the betting that they weren't wearing helmets, weren't insured, and quite possibly didn't even own he bike they were on???

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:31 pm

yeh a lot of the stats are probably also showing off road accidents...
ive seen your riding m8 & apart from your minor fail last year there;s nothing lacking skillwise on your part but obviously you cant always account for the stupidity & negligence of other road users.

there was a lad took off today at bradley fold not far from yours

dunno if he was badly hurt like...

benny hedges · Post by **benny hedges** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:32 pm

btw this was posted on NWB - may be of interest.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720 death map

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