THE TRAFFIC SAFETY OF THE BICYCLIST

DE VERKEERSVEILIGHEID VAN DE FIETSER

There are four times more fatalities and injuries for cyclists than for car drivers per year. Cyclists however cause few fatal accidents themselves. In 1981 356 bicycle fatalities occurred in the Netherlands, while the number of fatalities among other road users caused by a collision with a bicycle was only 5. The increasing use of the bicycle justifies a larger part of the traffic and transport budget being used for the safety of cyclists. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • WELLEMAN, A G
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Crash causes; Crash rates; Crashes; Cyclists; Fatalities; Federal government; Injuries; Numbers; Protection; Safety; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 257: Budget; 1742: Cyclist; 1602: Fatality; 183: Government (national); 2163: Injury; 8078: Netherlands; 6432: Number; 1665: Safety; 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451940
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-83-16
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM