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brooksby

January 4, 2018 at 12:00 pm

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On the Briggs matter: the Sky

On the Briggs matter: the Sky News figures state as follows

Convictions relating to dangerous cycling

2014 – 24

2015 – 23

2016 – 26

Convictions relating to careless or inconsiderate cycling

2014 – 96

2015 – 85

2016 – 63

Can someone more mathematically inclined than me tell me whether the variations in those numbers actually mean anything at all??

I wonder what the comparable numbers/variations are for motorists over the same period?

And, if the laws are so out of date, how come people nevertheless get convicted under them? I didn’t realise laws have a ‘use-by’ date.

I wish the Govt would get on with the general review of road traffic laws that was promised (how many years ago now…?)
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CygnusX1

January 4, 2018 at 12:18 pm

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brooksby wrote:

Can someone more mathematically inclined than me tell me whether the variations in those numbers actually mean anything at all??

— brooksby

I suspect your question was rhetorical, but the road.cc news blog already has your answer:

Furthermore, any variation is statistically insignificant – the number of convictions has fluctuated between four and twelve, with no real pattern, over the last ten years.

— road.cc

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And, if the laws are so out of date, how come people nevertheless get convicted under them? I didn’t realise laws have a ‘use-by’ date.

— brooksby

This.

I wish the Govt would get on with the general review of road traffic laws that was promised (how many years ago now…?)

— brooksby

And this.

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- brooksby
  
  January 4, 2018 at 1:17 pm
  
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  CygnusX1 wrote:
  
  Can someone more mathematically inclined than me tell me whether the variations in those numbers actually mean anything at all??
  
  — CygnusX1
  
  I suspect your question was rhetorical, but the road.cc news blog already has your answer:
  
  Furthermore, any variation is statistically insignificant – the number of convictions has fluctuated between four and twelve, with no real pattern, over the last ten years.
  
  — road.cc
  
  — brooksby
  
  That wasn’t on the live blog when I was writing my post, so…
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alansmurphy

January 4, 2018 at 12:30 pm

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On the Briggs matter, I’m

On the Briggs matter, I’m sure he’s had a pretty awful last couple of weeks but I’m not sure it would have been the first thing on my list to do in 2018…
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