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Australian drivers carve up cyclists (short video)
Cyclist death toll is mainly due to drivers, so change the road laws and
culture 'THERE’S a glaring problem on our roads that is killing countless Australians. And it’s only getting worse'. cyclist deaths in particular remain stubbornly high, even as average speeds, which affect road deaths, continue to decline. If cars are much safer than 25 years ago, why are cyclist deaths increasing, from 25 the previous year to 45 this past year? Of the untimely road deaths the AAA reports, 1100 are due to how drivers were driving. In Australia, drivers are to blame for at least 79 per cent of accidents with cyclists. And roughly 85 per cent of reported cyclist casualty crashes involve another vehicle, not a bike or a pedestrian. Driver distraction accounts for roughly 25 per cent of accidents. These stats highlight a clear pattern of deadly harm: drivers hitting people, because of how they’re driving, is 90 per cent of the problem on our roads. https://www.news.com.au/national/cyc...301cfcb2a9e1ed -- Bod |
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