Extent & Severity of Cycle Accidents in Scotland

The police currently collect statistics (STATS19) on the number of road accidents involving cyclists on Scottish roads. This, by its nature, is confined to those accidents which occur on roads and to which the police are asked to attend. It does not provide any data on off-road accidents or on those accidents that the police do not attend. As a result there is little data on the full extent of cycle accidents, their severity or their cause.

This study aimed to:

• Compare hospital accident and emergency statistics on cycle casualties with STATS19 data to measure the extent of any gap.
• Establish how many cycle accidents occur off road compared to on road.
• Identify any patterns emerging on the type of accident, the location and the nature of the injury occurring.

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