3 Charts on the rise in cycling injuries and deaths in Australia
- Written by Marilyn Johnson, Senior Researcher, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
One in five people injured on Australian roads and paths is a cyclist, according to a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report that examined injury data from 1999–2000 to 2015–16.
More cyclists are being injured
Zero is the only acceptable number of deaths on our roads. Yet every year, more than 1,000 people are killed in transport-related crashes. This includes an average of 38 people who were killed while riding their bikes.
Add to this, in 2015-16 more than 12,000 people were hospitalised after crashes while riding, almost 80% of whom were men.
Authors: Marilyn Johnson, Senior Researcher, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University
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