[Daveyraveygravey]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59477788

The report just gives statistics, it doesn’t give any explanation as far as I can tell.  As someone that chooses rural roads wherever possible, I’m a bit baffled by this.

Do drivers take more risks because they are “out of the way” or there are less witnesses?  Why would quieter roads cause more accidents?

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[Dnnnnnn]

Relevant data here: www.gov

Relevant data here: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-pedal-cyclist-factsheet-2020/reported-road-casualties-in-great-britain-pedal-cycle-factsheet-2020

You’ll see that rural roads are those outside settlements of 10,000 – so includes A roads, etc. I think fatality rates tend to be higher on ‘open’ roads because of the higher driving speeds often involved (and less anticipation of vulnerable road users’ presence).

Notably, while numbers of fatalities have sadly increased, the fatality rate per mile cycled seems to have dropped substantially.

[mdavidford]

Not a great deal of

Not a great deal of information, but for what it’s worth…

https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/campaigns/rural-road-safety/

[brooksby]

I’ve been trying to google to

I’ve been trying to google to find details of the actual campaign, but only found something NFU Mutual were doing about young drivers.  Nothing about the safety of and sharing of rural roads.

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