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06-12-11, 10:13 PM
The BBC website is running an interesting blog on RTA's today
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16030644
The motorbike statistics are here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975564
Looks like it is safer to ride on a week day
I wonder if the 21 percent we road deaths we account for is calculated on a per vehicle owned or miles traveled or some other data? That's the problem with statistics they only tell one side of a story.
07-12-11, 03:10 PM
I would assume it's safer to ride on a weekday... Provided you ride outside of commuting hours. At weekends, there is more traffic on the road for more of the day....
Not to mention the people that only get chance to drive/ride at weekends making the roads more dangerous...
07-12-11, 05:45 PM
err no...........it's safer not to be the type of rider that only goes out on summer weekends.Looks like it is safer to ride on a week day
I think you'll find there's generally more traffic in the rush hour.At weekends, there is more traffic on the road for more of the day....
Ah right, I get it now, it's everyone else making it dangerousNot to mention the people that only get chance to drive/ride at weekends making the roads more dangerous...
Stop being daft
it isn't the time of day or day of the week you go out or your age or your gender it's how you ride.
07-12-11, 05:47 PM
I think it means that 21% of all the deaths were motorcyclists, simply as that.I wonder if the 21 percent we road deaths we account for is calculated on a per vehicle owned or miles traveled or some other data?
07-12-11, 05:47 PM
+1 to that! 8-)Originally Posted by Ducatista
err no...........it's safer not to be the type of rider that only goes out on summer weekends.Looks like it is safer to ride on a week day
I think you'll find there's generally more traffic in the rush hour.At weekends, there is more traffic on the road for more of the day....
Ah right, I get it now, it's everyone else making it dangerousNot to mention the people that only get chance to drive/ride at weekends making the roads more dangerous...
Stop being daft
it isn't the time of day or day of the week you go out or your age or your gender it's how you ride.
07-12-11, 06:13 PM
How would you put that into a statistic?
100% of people who ride dangerously are dangerous?
We are complicated creatures and are very much affected by weather, time and a mirriad of other things.
The more people you interact with on the road the likelyhood of you having an accident increases. It might not be your fault but you are more likely to eventually meet someone who isn't as careful as you because: They're tired, late, don't do mornings, don't do evenings, don't like bad weather, don't like hot weather, [s]they're female[/s] :or any other number of reasons why some people crash.
07-12-11, 10:14 PM
There are no easy answers to preventing all RTA’s – if there was there wouldn’t be any.
You can be the safest and most competent rider in the world but, you can’t always avoid a vehicle pulling out in to your path. Sadly, how many times have we heard, “I never saw him/her?”
08-12-11, 12:44 AM
It's still safer than horse riding :-)
08-12-11, 02:51 PM
I'm not saying you can put that into a statistic, but I'm sure we have seen and know driver/riders who are nutters/suicidal and others who go to great lengths to invest in their own safety.How would you put that into a statistic?
Well you're treading on dangerous ground therethey're female Roll Eyes
and of course factually incorrect - which I realise is why you crossed it through
I totally agree there are a myriad of factors.We are complicated creatures and are very much affected by weather, time and a mirriad of other things.
The more people you interact with on the road the likelyhood of you having an accident increases. It might not be your fault but you are more likely to eventually meet someone who isn't as careful as you because: They're tired, late, don't do mornings, don't do evenings, don't like bad weather, don't like hot weather, they're female Roll Eyes or any other number of reasons why some people crash.
But to pretend that if you stop riding at 2:55 and avoid the 3-6 weekend slot, then you'll be much safer is ridiculous.
The reason why there is a dangerous slot at this time is beacuse all the nutters go out at this time on summer weekends not because of anything to do with where the big hand or the little hand are pointing.
Yes, there are a myriad of factors but you can do something about most of them and you can avoid most problems created by others.
08-12-11, 02:55 PM
Ken, there is a lot you can do.but, you can’t always avoid a vehicle pulling out in to your path
I'd claim that you can make sure that you are in the correct position (for avoidance, view and being seem), responsive gear, speed etc. most of the time if you took a systematic approach to hazard avoidance.
According to the police most accidents can be avoided by any party.
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