Survey Cyclist Safety Report June 2012

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eXeCuTIVe SummarY ................................................................................... 3-4

SURVEY METHOD ........................................................................................ 4

DemOgrapHIC maKe-up ................................................................................. 5

AGE RANGE ................................................................................................. 5

genDer OF CYCLISTS ....................................................................................... 5

ORIGIN OF CYCLISTS ................................................................................... 5

CYCLIST SKILL LeVeL........................................................................................ 6

POPULARITY OF DIFFERENT CYCLING PASTIMES ....................................... 6

prOpOrTIOn OF CYCLIng TIme SpenT On DIFFerenT paSTImeS ............ 6

RECREATIONAL CYCLING ............................................................................ 6

CYCLIng FOr COmmuTIng purpOSeS .......................................................... 7

CYCLING FOR TOURISM ............................................................................... 7

prOpOrTIOn OF CYCLIng TIme SpenT On COmpeTITIOn .......................... 7

CYCLISTS PREFERRED ROAD TYPES .......................................................... 7

FaVOurITe nOrTH eaST VICTOrIa CYCLIng area ....................................... 8

CYCLING ALONE OR IN GROUPS .................................................................. 8

TYpe OF CYCLIng grOup ................................................................................. 9

SIZE OF CYCLING GROUPS .......................................................................... 9

DISTanCeS CYCLeD In grOupS ...................................................................... 9

CYCLING ACCIDENTS ................................................................................. 10

CauSe FOr aCCIDenTS nOmInaTeD bY CYCLISTS ..................................... 10

CAUSES OF NEAR MISSES ........................................................................ 10

CYCLISTS eXperIenCe OF DrIVer aggreSSIOn ....................................... 11

TYPE OF DRIVER AGGRESSION ................................................................. 11

CauSe FOr DrIVer aggreSSIOn .................................................................11

REPORTING OF DRIVER AGGRESSION ...................................................... 12

mObILe pHOne uSe WHILe CYCLIng ........................................................... 12

USE OF HEADPHONES WHILE CYCLING .................................................... 12

CYCLISTS SuggeSTIOnS FOr ImprOVIng CYCLIST SaFeTY

In nOrTH eaST VICTOrIa ............................................................................... 13

CYCLISTS PREFERRED FORM OF COMMUNICATION ................................. 13

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ectv smmarRadSa nrt east ascmmssd a srv tdt prcvd rssas matd ccsts t rt ast Vctra

r, a wt ccats, prcs adssts r mprvcc sat t r.

Ov six wk iod foail to J 2012, 500 svyfos w distitd tkow cyclist loctios, schs cycli stos d cfs

o cyclist ots. Svysw lso d villoli, iviti cyclists toticit.

Th w 302 coltdsvy fos td ycyclists. aot hlf wcoltd y d hlfy wo, with ost ofth cyclists idicti thy

w of itdit oxicd skill lvls dost i fo th othst Victoi io. alosthlf th svy ticitsw d 41-60 ys.

rsoss idictd tht thost ol fo of cyclii th io is ctiolcycli, with th xt ostol so icoti, t this ws wllhid ctiol idi,oth i th of cyclistsi i it d th tist i i it.

Th ws fily v slitof cyclists cycli i osd lo. Wh cycli i

os, th ost fqtfo of o ws cslcycli ch d th ostfqt o siz wslss th fiv cyclists. Lcycli os still do occ

howv, with 43 cyclistsidicti thy id i osof 51 o o cyclists doth 51 who cycl ios of tw 35-50. So

whil cycli i sll osis o coo, th svysoss idict th still cycli os of ls o th oth stVictoi ods.

mo th hlf th cyclistssvyd hd hd cycliccidt i th oth stVictoi io. Of thoswho hd hd cycliccidt i th io, thost fqtly occishi ws th rl City ofWtt (48, o 16 ct of th svy o).This cold flctiv of thoii of svy ticits,s lost o thid w

fo Wtt. Th xtost fqtly occishi fo cycli ccidtsws th ali Shi (33, o11 ct), followd y thShi of bll (33, o 11 ct). aly/Wodo hd 20ccidts otd, th Shi ofIdio hd 12, moi Shi hd12 d Towo Shi hd 10.

Th ost fqt css ofths ccidts oitdy th cyclists w odcoditios d divs otlooki. This ws followdy cs ovtki tooclos to ids. aft this,cyclists oitd thiow hvio s th cs,icldi distctios/lck

of cyclist cocttio,oo cyclist visiility, cyclio th two st dxcssiv cyclist sd odowhills. Fo vy ccidtttitd to div o,

cyclists civd thy hdxicd y o isss d to th s tysof div o.

Jst ov hlf th cyclistssvyd sid thy hdxicd divssio. Th joity ofths did ot ot it to tholic. Th ost coofos of div ssiow vl ssiod osc sts, with ioity of css (iht ct) ivolvi hysiclcotct d o ctslti i ijis to thcyclist.

Cyclists livd thi cs of th divssio thy hdxicd ws odshi isss, coidwith itolt d iot

ttitds fo divs.Cyclists ly civd thiow hvio o th ods si th so fo divssio.

Cyclists w lso skdot thi ttitd tosi oil hos dhdhos whil cycli.mo th th qtssid thy do ot s oilho whil cycli, with siil syi thydid ot thik it ws sf to doso. Th vst joity (80 ct) lso sid thy did ots hdhos whil cyclid 73 ct sid thy didot thik it ws sf to do so.

Cyclists w skd fosstios to iov cyclistsfty i th oth st Victoiio. my of thi swsfocsd od th d toiov od shi isss.


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T srv was cdctd na Mda ad evts,

a prvat cmpa asd Waaratta, Vctras rt-ast r,

r RadSa nrt east. Srv rms wr dsd

na Mda ad evts cstat wt RadSa nrt east.

Ov six wk iod tw 16 Jy 2012 d 24 Fy 2012

nol mdi d evts distitd 600 svy fos to kow cyclist loctios,

with 302 i coltd d td y cyclists fo lysis.

Th svy fos coisd of 16 qstios di cyclists dohic k,

lvl of cycli xic, cycli hits d stis, o d solo cycli hits,

ccidt histoy, css of ccidts, xics of div ssio dttitds towds si hdhos d oil hos whil cycli.

Cyclists w lso skd to sst wys to k cycli sf i th oth st Victoi

io. pls s attcht O of this ot fo coy of th svy fo.

Th slts of th svy std i this ot.

edctio ws fqtlysstd stty dthis icldd ldctio, s wll sdctio fo divs dcyclists scificlly. myol cotd tht thisdctio shold focsdod th d to sh

th od. So sstddctio shold i tschools.

Th cll fo dctio wsccoid y cll fosto di cis,coss tlvisio, diod wss. polcotd tht thisci dd to focs oki divs w thtcyclists o th ods,tht thy titld to idtwo st d tht divsd to look ot fo th.Svl ol cotdo th d fo a mtmtts ci, to sdivs iv cyclists dqt

sc o th ods. Svlol cotd tht thcis shold ft

locl ol, to i hoth sfty ss t locllvl. O so cotdtht th cis sholdlt (th) div kow it cold soo thy kow otht ik. aoth siddi cis sholds locl cyclists with who

divs c lt to ..:locl ofssiol / olwho wll kow i thcoity.

aft dctio d dicis, th ostcooly sstdcticl stty foiovi cyclist sfty ith oth st Victoi iows to iov ods tok o oo fo cycliststo sh th ods. myol cotd o thd to sl sholds dct ik ls, s wll swidi ods to k ooo fo cyclists. Th wlso y sstios fo

cti o ik ths tost divs d cyclists.

Si ws lso cooly sstdstty. ai, this ws oftcotd o i ltio toth d fo ll divs to w thy d to sh thod with cyclists.

Cyclists lso sstdidi cyclists to wiht, hih visiility clothi,to w o th ods did dfsivly d sfly toics thi ow sfty oth ods.

as wll s th y cllsfo div dctio, socyclists sstd thtdivs d to iov

thi ttitd towds dtolc of cyclists o thods.

Th w lso sosstios fo o olicsc d foct ofod ls, icsi cyclists to ics sftyd chi lws to iovcyclist sfty.

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Age RAnge of CyCliSTSDmrapc ma-p

A raOf th 302 cyclists who ticitd i th svy, th ostfqtly occi s w 41-50 ys d51-60 ys. Th w 68 cyclists (o 22.5 ct ofth svy o) i ch of ths s. Coid,th of ids d 41-60 d lost hlf thsvy o (136 cyclists, o 45 ct). Th xt ostfqtly occi ws 31-40 ys (60 ids,o 20 ct). Th w 33 ids d 17-23 ys (11 ct), 25 d 24-30 ys (iht ct) d 48 dov 60 ys (16 ct).

Fi 1 shows th of th svy ticits.

gdr ccstsTh d slit of th 302 ids who coltd th svyws ohly v, with 154 (51 ct) i l d 148(49 ct) fl.

or ccsts

Th 302 cyclists svyd w fo coss Victoi,soth nSW d Soth astli. Th joity (280, o 93 ct) w fo iol Victoi, s show i Fi 2.

Of th 280 iol Victoi cyclists, th vst joity (270,o 96 ct) w fo oth st Victoi.Th id w fo of s coss thstt, s show i Fi 3.

Th oii of ll svyd cyclists y tow is show iFi 4. Th ost coo tow of oii ws Wtt(95), followd y Ywo/bdlo (64). Th w28 ids fo boiwh d 23 fo boo. Thid of loctios std i th svy scttd

thohot iol Victoi, mlo, soth nSW dSoth astli hd lss th 10 ids ch.

FIGURE 3: OrIgIn OF regIOnaL VICTOrIa CYCLISTS (n=280)

FIGURE 2: OrIgIn OF CYCLISTS (n=302)

nSW (8)Sa (1)mlo (6)riol Victoi (280)not Scifid (6)

SW Vic (2)Ctl Vic (3)nW Vic (4)ne Vic (270)est Vic (1)

FIGURE 1: age OF CYCLISTS SurVeYeD (n=302)

oRigin of RegionAl ViCToRiA CyCliSTS

FIGURE 4: OrIgIn OF SurVeYeD CYCLISTS bY TOWn (n=302)

oRigin of CyCliSTS by ToWn

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Ppart drt cc pastmsFo sos fo cycli w std to th svyd cyclists.Ths w ctio, coti, cotitio d tois. Whiltois cold lso cosidd to fo of ctiol cycli,it ws std s iddt ctoy to idtify its olitys cycli sti i itslf. Cyclists w skd to oit whichcycli stis thy d i d th ootio of thi cycliti tht ws st o ths stis.

Th svy slts idictd tht ctio is th ost ol ctivityfo cyclists i th oth st Victoi io. rctiol cycli wsth ost ol sti, oth i th of cyclists who di it d th ootio of ovll cycli ti st o it.

Fi 6 shows th s of cyclists who ticit i ch ofth fo cycli ctois std. Th w 216 cyclists who i ctiol cycli, 137 who cycl to cot, 88 whocycl cotitivly d 93 who cycl fo tois oss.

FIGURE 6: numberS WHO CYCLe FOr reCreaTIOn, COmmuTIng,COmpeTITIOn anD TOurISm rIDIng purpOSeS

FIGURE 8: prOpOrTIOn OF TIme SpenT rIDIng FOr reCreaTIOn (n=216)FIGURE 7: HOW SurVeYeD CYCLISTS SpLIT THeIr CYCLIng TIme (n=534)

Ccst s vCyclists w skd whth thy livd thi cycli skills to tth i, itdit, o xicd lvl. Of th 302 cyclistssvyd, 134 (44 ct) sid thy hd itdit lvl cyclistsd 126 (42 ct) sid thy w xicd cyclists. Th w38 (12.5 ct) who sid thy w i cyclists d fo whodid ot sw this qstio. Th soss show i Fi 5.

Coid, th of cyclists who cosid thslvs to itdit o xicd ws 260, o 86 ct of th svy o.

FIGURE 5: SurVeYeD CYCLISTS nOmInaTeD SKILL LeVeL (n=302)

CyCliST Skill leVel

nuMbeR of CyCliSTS Who SPenD TiMe on eACh PASTiMe

PRoPoRTion of CyCling TiMe SPenT on ReCReATionSPliT of CyCling TiMe

Cyclists lso idictd wht ct of cycli ti thy sto ch cycli ctivity thy d i (of ctio, coti,cotitio d tois). mo ol idictd tht thy sthih ootios of ti o ctiol idi th y of thoth cycli stis.

Coti ws th scod ost ol cycli os i tsof ootio of cycli ti st, lthoh it ws wll lowctio i ts of this.

Cotitio ws th thid ost ol ctoy i ts ofootio of ti st d ws oly slihtly lss ol thcoti.

Tois ws th lst ol ctoy i ts of cycli tist, with o th thid of thos who sy thy sd ticycli fo tois sdi lss th 20 ct of thi ovllcycli ti doi so.

Fi 7 low ovids ovll sy of how th svydcyclists slit thi cycli ti. pls ot tht th totl

of soss i ch ctoy dos ot ql th totl svy o (302) s ot ll cyclists oitd sw i chctoy. Th totl of soss is lso t th thsvy o, s so ol idictd thy i o tho ty of cycli ctivity.

It c s i Fi 8 tht i ts of th ctivity i which cyclistssd o th 80 ct of thi cycli ti, 96 cyclists sidthy sd o th 80 ct of thi cycli ti o ctio.This y f xcdd th xt ost ol os t this ootioof ti st, which ws coti (27 cyclists, o 18 ct),

followd y cotitio (20 cyclists, o 13 ct) d tois (11cyclists, o 18 ct). a siil tt ws followd i sossto th os fo cycli 61-80 ct of th ti d 41-60 ct of th ti.

Th slts show i Fi 6 d Fi 7 idict tht i th othst Victoi io, o cyclists id fo ctio th fo yoth os d tht o cyclists sd o of thi cycli tio ctio th y oth os.

Th followi hs idividlly dtil how cyclists sd thicycli ti coss ch of th fo oitd ctois.

Rcrata ccIt c s low i Fi 8, tht of th 216 ol who cycl foctio, ost sd th joity of thi cycli ti doi so.

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PRoPoRTion of CyCling TiMe SPenT CoMMuTing

PRoPoRTion of CyCling TiMe SPenT on CoMPeTiTion

CyCliSTS PRefeRReD RoAD TyPeS

Cc r cmmt prpssIt c s fo Fi 9, tht of thos 137 svydcyclists who cycl to cot, 46 (o thid of ll thcot cyclists), sd lss th 20 ct of thi totlcycli ti coti. Th w 27 cot cyclists (20 ct of th cot cyclists) who sid tht cotiks o th 80 ct of thi cycli ti.

Cc r trsmFi 10 shows tht of th 93 cyclists who sid thy id fo

tois oss, 35 (38 ct of ll thos who id fotois) sid it tks lss th 20 ct of thi cycliti. This dcsd ossivly dow to 11 cyclists (12 ct of ll tois cyclists), who sid thy sd o th80 ct of thi ti idi fo tois.

ridi fo tois oss cold lso cosidd to fo of ctiol idi, thfo ddi to th ltivolity of ctiol idi i th oth st Victoi io.

Prprt cc tm spt cmptt

Of th 88 cyclists who sid thy cycl fo cotitio, thws fily v sd s to th ot of thi cycli

ti thy sd idi cotitivly. Th w 20 cyclists(23 ct of ll thos who cycl cotitivly) who sdo th 80 ct of thi ti cycli cotitivly d19 (21.5 ct) who sd lss th 20 ct of thicycli ti o cotitio, with fily v sd of tist i tw ths two ctois.

Ccsts prrrd rad tpsCyclists w th skd ot thi fd od tys.Thy w iv fo od tys d skd wht ctof od ty thy fd fo cycli. Th fo otiosstd w:

Hilly high country roads (eg Mt Hotham/Tawonga Gap); Meandering valley roads (eg. Taminick/Glenrowan/Warby

Ranges);

Open flat roads (eg. Shepparton/Cobram/Benalla/Wangaratta/Milawa/Rutherglen); and

Rail Trails (eg. Wangaratta/Beechworth/Myrtleford/Bright/msfild/boi Doo).

It c s fo Fi 12 tht of thos 191 cyclists whofd o flt ods, 54 (28 ct) fd tho th 80 ct of th ti.Of th 144 who fd di vlly ods, 13 (i ct) fd th o th 80 ct of th ti.

Of th 139 cyclists who fd il tils, (11.5 ct)fd th o th 80 ct of th ti.Of th fo otios, o flt ods w oitd ostfqtly s cyclists fd od ty. Th w 191cyclists who oitd this s thi fd od ty. Thxt ost ol od ty ws di vlly ods(144 cyclists), followd y il tils (139 cyclists) d thhilly hih coty ods (96 cyclists). Fi 12 sissth cyclists fd od tys. pls ot tht th totl of soss (570) dds to o th th totlsvy o (302), s ids cold oit o th ood ty s i fd.Of thos who fd hilly hih coty ods, sv (sv ct) fd th o th 80 ct of th ti.

So whil o flt ods w th ost ol od ty,thy w lso fd o of th ti ltiv to othfd od tys.

FIGURE 12: CYCLISTS' preFerreD rOaD TYpeS (n=570)

FIGURE 11: prOpOrTIOn OF TIme SpenT CYCLIng FOr COmpeTITIOn (n=88)

FIGURE 10: prOpOrTIOn OF TIme SpenT CYCLIng FOr TOurISm (n=93)

FIGURE 9: prOpOrTIOn OF TIme SpenT CYCLIng FOr COmmuTIng (n=137)

PRoPoRTion of CyCling TiMe SPenT on TouRiSM


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fAVouRiTe CyCling AReAS

FIGURE 13: FaVOurITe nOrTH eaST VICTOrIa CYCLIng areaS (n=146)

FIGURE 14: number anD perCenTage OF TIme SpenT CYCLIng In grOupS anD aLOne

FIGURE 15: HOW OFTen rIDIng In a grOup/aLOne

favrt rt ast Vctracc ara

Cyclists w skd to oit thi fvoit idi i th oth st Victoi io. Th w 94 sossto this qstio, with svl ol oiti o tho . Th soss sisd i Fi 13. Thali ws o of th ost ol s oitd(14) d this ws i dditio to st oitios fo ths of biht (15) d mytlfod (7). bchwoth ws lsool, with 15 oitios, followd y Wtt dYwo (12 oitios ch). Th milw/Oxly iows oitd 10 tis, s w il tils d ik thsi l. a of oth sll l s w lsooitd, icldi eldodo (6) gt/Twi (5),rthl (4), th Wy rs (6), glow (6) d thmy riv/bdlo (5).

Cc a r rpsCyclists w skd wht ct of thi cycli ws ios d lo. Th w 203 ol who sid thy cycli os so o ll of th ti d 216 who sid thy cycllo so o ll of th ti. This ws ohly v sd.It shold otd tht so ol sttd thy id othlo d i os.

Th w 112 ol who sid thy cycl lo to hlfth ti d 79 who sid thy cycl lo o th hlf thti. Th w 25 ol who sid thy cycl lo othlf th ti.

Of thos who sid thy cycl i os, th w 71 whosid thy cycl i o to hlf th ti d 108 who sidthy cycl i os o th hlf th ti. Th w 24who sid thy id i os ot hlf th ti.

Th s of ol who cycl lo d i os dth ct of th ti thy sd doi ch showi Fi 14.

Cyclists w lso skd to dsci how oft thy idi o o lo o dily/wkly/othly sis. Thisoss sisd i Fi 15.

most ol svyd cycld to svl tis wk dth slit of idi lo d i o ws fily v cossll fqcis.

CyCling in A gRouP oR Alone

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S cc rpsFi 17 shows th siz of cycli os cyclists id i,

ccodi to which ty of cycli o thy i.

It c s tht of th 162 cycli i csl idi os,lost hlf (75, o 46 ct) id i os of lss thfiv ol. Th ii hlf is d of os ifo fiv-10 cyclists (23, o 14 ct), to o th 51cyclists (11, o sv ct). Th w lso 22 ol icsl idi os who sid thy id i os of tw35-50 cyclists.

Of th 108 ol who cycl i cycli chs, th ostfqtly occi o siz ws 10-20 cyclists (39cyclists, o 36 ct of th cycli ch totl). aoth 26i th cycli ch o (24 ct) cycld i os of

fiv-10. Oly fiv cycli ch cyclists od i os of lssth fiv ol.

Of th 110 ol who od s t of cycli cl, th twolst os w fiv-10 cyclists d 10-20, ch of whichhd 24 cyclists. Coid, this s lost hlf of thoswho cycl s t of cycli cl o id i os oftw 5-20 ol.

So whil csl idi os w th ost ol foof cycli o ost thos svyd, cyclists i thsos o likly to cycli i os of lss thfiv ol, whil thos who id s t of cycli chso cycli cls o likly to id i os of fiv to 20ol. all tys of cycli os hd otd os of 51

cyclists o o.

Fi 18 shows th fqcy of difft sizd cyclios, lso slitti ths ito th th difft ctoisof cycli cl, cycli ch d csl idi o.

It c s tht th ost fqtly occi cyclio siz ost thos cyclists svyd i oth stVictoi, ws os of lss th fiv ol (91, o 24 ct). Th w 73 ol (19 ct) who id i osof fiv-10 ol, 82 (21.5 ct) who id i os of10-20 ol, 40 (10.5 ct) who id i os of 21-34ol, 51 (13 ct) who id i os of 35-50 d (11 ct) who id i os of o th 50.

FIGURE 17: SIZe OF CYCLIng grOupS bY TYpe OF grOup (n=380)

FIGURE 19: DISTanCe rIDDen bY CYCLISTS In grOupS (n=261)

Dstacs ccd rpsCyclists lso idictd how f thy cycld s t of thicycli os. Thi soss show i Fi 19.

Th ost fqt o cycli distc o thossvyd ws 20-50 kilots (77 cyclists). Th xtost fqtly cycld distc ws 50-75 kilots(62 cyclists), th 75-100 kilots (54), th o th100 kilots (37). Th lst coo distc cycldi o ws lss th 20 kilots (31). Th tios ofdistcs covd ws ohly v whth ids wfo cycli os, cycli chs o csl idi

os, lthoh oly o (1) cycli cl cyclist otdidi lss th 20 kilots i o id.

Size of CyCling gRouP

FIGURE 18: FreQuenCY OF CYCLIng grOup SIZeS (n=380)

fRequenCy of CyCling gRouP SizeS

DiSTAnCe RiDDen by CyCling gRouPS

Tp cc rpCyclists w skd wht ty of o thy cycld with.So ol oitd o th o ty of o, ddito 380 soss ovll. Th ost ol ty of cyclio ws csl idi o (162 cyclists, o 43 ctof thos who id i os), followd y cycli cl (110,o 29 ct) d cycli ch (108, o 29 ct). Thsoss sisd i Fi 16.

FIGURE 16: TYpe OF CYCLIng grOup (n= 380)

TyPe of CyCling gRouP


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Cc accdtsTh svyd cyclists w skd if thy hd v hd cycli ccidt i th oth st o hih coty Victoiios d if so, which shi it ws i. all svy ticitsswd this qstio. mo th hlf (169, o 56 ct ofth svy o) hd hd cycli ccidt i th oth stVictoi io. Th w 133 cyclists (44 ct of svyo) who hd ot hd cycli ccidt

Of thos who hd hd cycli ccidt i th oth st ohih coty Victoi io, th ost fqtly occishi ws th rl City of Wtt (48, o 16 ct

of th svy o). This cold flctiv of th oii ofsvy ticits, s 95 of th totl cyclists svyd (31 ct) w fo Wtt. Th xt ost fqtlyocci shi fo cycli ccidts ws th ali Shi(33, o 11 ct), followd y bll (33, o 11 ct).aly/Wodo hd 20 ccidts otd, th Shi ofIdio hd 12, moi Shi hd 12 d Towo Shi 10.

Th soss to this qstio show i Fi 20.

FIGURE 20: CYCLIng aCCIDenTS bY SHIre (n=302)

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CyCliSTS noMinATeD CAuSe foR ACCiDenTS hADCas r accdts matd ccsts

Cass ar msssCyclists w lso skd whth thy hd v hd iss d if so, wht hd th cs. Th sos thyoitd lottd i Fi 22 d lso lottd

ist th sos iv fo ccidts.It c s tht i ll ctois of div o, cyclistsciv thy hv hd y o isss thccidts. So fo vy ccidt ttitd to div o,th y o isss lso ttitd.

Covsly, i ost s of cyclist o, fo ch ccidtttitd, th w fw isss ttitd.

Cyclists w std with of ossil css focycli cshs thy hv hd.

Ths otios w:

Road conditions (eg. Potholes, loose gravel, sticks/debrison road);

Car drivers not looking or seeing cyclists (eg. Atintersections);

Cars overtaking too close to cyclists;

Distractions/lack of concentration by cyclist;

Poor cyclist visibility (eg. Weather, time of day);

Cycling more than two abreast (eg. Bunch riders racing)

Excessive cyclist speed on downhills (eg. Crossing double

lines); Dooring (eg car doors opening on cyclist); and

Other (where cyclists could nominate other reasons forccidts hd).

Th soss cyclists ovidd show i Fi 21. Thost fqt css oitd w od coditios dc divs ot looki (52 ch). This ws followd y csovtki too clos to ids (42). Th xt ost fqtlyoitd css w thos ltd to cyclists owhvio. Ths w distctios/lck of cyclist cocttio(33), oo cyclist visiility (30), cycli o th two st(30) d xcssiv cyclist sd o dowhills (19). Dooi

ws oitd i 14 css s th cs of th ccidt doth sos w oitd i 50 css.

With th to th css of ccidts oitd odcoditios d div o, coid with dooi, cyclistsoitd xtl coditios s i th cs of ccidti 160 css d cyclist o s th cs i 101 css,xcldi th 50 oth sos iv.

FIGURE 22: CauSeS OF near mISSeS/aCCIDenTS aS nOmInaTeD bY CYCLISTS

FIGURE 21: CauSe FOr aCCIDenTS nOmInaTeD bY CYCLISTS

CAuSeS of neAR MiSSeS/ACCiDenTS AS noMinATeD by CyCliSTS


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Cyclists w skd whth thy hd v xicd divssio dictd towds th. Jst ov hlf (167, o53 ct), sid thy hd. Th w 116 cyclists who sidthy hd ot xicd div ssio d 19 who did otsw th qstio. Th svy slts show i Fi 23.

Tp drvr arssCyclists who hd xicd div ssio w skd

to oit whth th div:

Was mildly frustrated;

Was verbally aggressive;

Used obscene gestures; or

Made physical contact.

So cyclists sttd th div hd dislyd o th oof th ov ctois. I 121 css (43 ct), cyclistssid th div hd vlly ssiv. This ws thost coo fo of div ssio xicd. Thxt ost coo ws th div ki osc sts.This hd i thid of css (94 css, o 33 ct).

I 41 css, cyclists sid th div ws ildly fsttd. I ioity of css (23, o iht ct) cyclists sid th divd dict hysicl cotct with th d i th css(o ct) tht thy sstid ijis slti foth ssio.Th soss to this qstio show i Fi 24.

Cas r drvr arssCyclists w skd to stt wht thy livd th soshd fo th div ssio icidts thy hdxicd. Ovwhlily th cyclists oitd thdiv s i th cs. Of 82 sos idtifid, oly two

w sttd s i cyclist o.Th ost coo so iv fo div ssio wsdiv itolc of cyclists d fsttio with th o thods (21 soss, o 26 ct of th totl soss).This ws oft likd to isss of shi sc o th ods916 soss), with divs ot wishi to hv to slowdow, o ssi too clos to cyclists. Th xt ost fqtso oitd ws div o o ioc of od lsi ds to cyclists (17 soss). Divs ot looki wscitd s th cs i 10 icidts. Divs ovtki dod qlity cti cowdd coditios w ch citdiht tis s th so fo th div ssio. This is idditio to th soss oiti l od shi/

sc isss th cs of th div ssio.Th soss to th qstio sisd i Fi25. Thy idict tht th i cs fo div ssioi cyclists xic d oiio is od shi isss,coid with itolt d iot ttitds fo divs.Cyclists ly civ thi ow hvio o th ods si th so fo div ssio.

exPeRienCeD DRiVeR AggReSSion

TyPe of DRiVeR AggReSSion exPeRienCeD

CAuSe foR DRiVeR AggReSSion

FIGURE 23: number OF CYCLISTS WHO HaD eXperIenCeD DrIVeraggreSSIOn TOWarDS THem (n=302)

FIGURE 24: TYpe OF DrIVer aggreSSIOn eXperIenCeD bY CYCLISTS (n=282)

FIGURE 25: CauSeS FOr DrIVer aggreSSIOn InCIDenTS aS nOmInaTeD bY CYCLISTS (n=82)

nO(116)Ys (167)not Scifid 19)

39%

6%

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Rprt drvr arssTh joity of cyclists did ot ot thi xic ofdiv ssio to th olic. Whil i th vios qstio,167 ol sid thy hd xicd div ssio,oly 53 sid thy hd otd it to olic. Th w 116cyclists who sid thy hd ot xicd div ssioi th vios qstio d with 175 who sid thy hd ototd it to olic, this y icld so ol who didot hv icidt to ot. Th w 23 (i ct)who did ot ovid sw to this qstio.

Th svy slts idict tht whil th joity of cyclists

hd xicd icidt of div ssio, th joityof ths do ot ot it to th olic. rsoss to thisqstio show i Fi 26.

M p s w ccCyclists w skd whth thy sw o s oilho whil cycli d whth thy thoht it ws sf todo so. mo th th qts of cyclists (232, o 77 ct) sid thy do ot s oil ho whil cycli. Thw 65 cyclists (21.5 ct) who sid thy do sw os oil ho whil cycli d fiv who did ot swth qstio.

Cyclists soss s to whth thy thoht it ws sf tos oil ho whil cycli w cosistt with thisoss s to whth thy wold do so. Th w 230cyclists who thoht it ws ot sf to s oil howhil cycli d 66 who did. Th svyd cyclists viws ooil ho s show i Fi 27.

us adps w ccCyclists w lso skd whth thy s hdhosto list to sic o th dio whil thy cycli dwhth thy thoht it ws sf to do so. Th vst joity(242 cyclists, o 80 ct) sid thy did ot s hdhos

whil cycli d 221 (73 ct) sid thy did ot thik itws sf to do so.

Th w 55 cyclists (18 ct) who sid thy did shdhos whil cycli d 59 (23 ct) thoht it wssf to do so. Th svyd cyclists viws o hdho swhil cycli show i Fi 28.

DiD CyCliSTS RePoRT DRiVeR AggReSSion To PoliCe?

Mobile Phone uSe While CyCling

uSe of heADPhoneS While CyCling

FIGURE 26: repOrTIng OF DrIVer aggreSSIOn InCIDenTS TO THe pOLICe

FIGURE 27: uSe OF mObILe pHOneS WHILe CYCLIng (n=302)

FIGURE 28: uSe OF HeaDpHOneS WHILe CYCLIng (n=302)

NOTSPECIFIED

(23)

NOINCIDENT TOREPORT (51)

YES (53)

NO (175)


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Cyclists w skd to sst wys to vt cycli cshs ioth st Victoi. Th w 372 sstios d d ths sisd low i Fi 29.

edctio ws fqtly sstd stty d this iclddl dctio (48 soss), s wll s dctio fo divs (47)d cyclists (24) scificlly. my ol cotd this dctioshold focs o th d to sh th od tw divs dcyclists. So sstd dctio shold i t schools.

Th cll fo dctio ws ccoid y cll fo sto

di cis, coss tlvisio (51 soss), dio (29) dwss (13). pol cotd tht this ci dd tofocs o ki divs w tht cyclists o th ods, thtcyclists titld to id two st d tht divs d to lookot fo th. Svl ol lso cotd o th d fo amt mtts ci, to s divs iv cyclists dqtsc o th ods. Svl ol cotd tht th cisshold ft locl ol, to i ho th ss t locllvl. O so cotd tht th cis shold lt (th)div kow it cold soo thy kow o tht ik. aothsid di cis shold s locl cyclists with who divsc lt to ..: locl ofssiol / ol who wll kow ith coity.

at fo dctio d di cis, th ost coolysstd cticl stty fo iovi cyclist sfty i th othst Victoi io ws to iov ods to k o oo focyclists. Th w 52 sstios fo this. my ol cotdo th d to sl sholds d ct ik ls, s wll swidi ods to k o oo fo cyclists. Siilly, th wlso 26 sstios fo cti o ik ths to st divsd cyclists.

Si ws lso cooly sstd stty (37 soss).

ai, this ws oft cotd o i ltio to th d fo llod ss to sh th od, i sstd s wy to lt divskow tht cyclists s th od d id divs to sh th od.

Th w 16 sstios od idi cyclists to w iht,hih visiility clothi, to w o th ods d to id dfsivlyd sfly to ics thi ow sfty o th ods.

Th w 14 sstios tht divs d to iov thi ttitdtowds d tolc of cyclists o th ods.

Th w 10 sstios fo o olic sc d foctof od ls, th ol who sstd tht icsi cyclists will ics sfty d two ol who sstd chilws to iov cyclist sfty.

PRefeRReD foRM of CoMMuniCATion

FIGURE 29: CYCLISTSSuggeSTIOnS FOr

ImprOVeD SaFeTY (n=372)

FIGURE 30: CYCLISTS preFerreD FOrmS OF COmmunICaTIOn (n=437)

Ccsts ssts r mprv ccst sat rt ast Vctra

Ccsts prrrd rm cmmcat

Svyd cyclists w std with of wysthy cold ifod ot cycli sfty isss dltios. as so ol oitd o th o foof coictio, th w 437 soss to this qstio.Th slts sisd i Fi 30.

Th ost ol fo of coictio oitd wsvi wsits (95, o 22 ct of th totl soss). Thxt ost ol thod ws locl wss (85, o19 ct). Cls (48, o 11 ct) d ochs (46)w th xt ost ol thods, followd y tlvisio

(38), lssos (34) d cycli shos (36). Tlvisio wsoitd y 38 svy sodts, v thoh it ws otstd s otio o th svy fo, with y oloiti it thslvs, so if std s otio of thsvy, it y hv oitd o fqtly. posts(28) d sttios (26) w th lst ol otios,whil o so slf-oitd schools s fdcoictio thod.

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