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The Times has been running a campaign to promote the safety of cyclists in the UK. A major impetus was the unfortunate injury of Times journalist Mary Bowers while she was cycling to work.
According to The Times: As a point of comparison: since 2001, 576 British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan and Iraq; 1,275 cyclists died on British streets. The latest data shows there were 1,850 deaths or serious injuries in the first half of 2011, a 12 per cent rise on the year before. Britain leads the world in competitive cycling; it is time that we did the same for the cyclists on our streets.
To paraphrase Micheal Hutchinson (champion time trialist, author of The Hour): basically it boils down to ‘have respect and consideration for other people’s safety’. What a shame that we need a national campaign for that.
From the Times article:
“As a point of comparison: since 2001, 576 British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan and Iraq; 1,275 cyclists died on British streets.”