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Serious cyclist injuries down 50% and overall road casualties continue to fall since 20mph limit introduced in Wales

“These latest figures are extremely encouraging and provide more evidence that the 20mph default speed limit is helping to make our roads safer,” Welsh deputy transport minister Mark Hooper said

Thu, Oct 29, 2026 17:39
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Scottish Parliament Bike Stands (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpg

Cyclist casualties up in Scotland as MSPs debate safety

Presumed liability subject of Holyrood debate, but minister says no "robust evidence" it improves road safety

Wed, Oct 30, 2013 11:06
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Commuting in Bristol © Jonny Gawler

DfT statistics show cyclist casualties continue to increase but sharp increase in fatalities may be a fluke

Cyclist KSIs up for eighth year running

Thu, Sep 26, 2013 12:33
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London cyclist approaching junction.jpg

DfT launches new road safety comparison website – but how useful is it?

First glance suggests new site limited when looking at cycling casualties; research portal also launched today

Thu, Mar 21, 2013 11:52
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DfT Reported KSI road casualties, Q1 2003 to Q1 2012

Latest DfT stats show another sharp rise in number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads

Increase of 13 per cent in first 3 months of 2012 follows 11 per cent jump during 2011

Thu, Aug 16, 2012 11:18
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Media criticised for misleading coverage of stats showing jump in casualties in 20mph zones

CTC and 20's Plenty for Us say coverage of 24 per cent rise ignored fact there are now more roads with 20mph limit

Wed, Aug 15, 2012 10:27
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Broken bike (CC licensed image by garryknight, www.flickr.com)

Is cycling in Great Britain getting safer? We crunch the numbers

We make some very rough and ready calculations based on yesterday's casualty and road traffic stats from the DfT

Thu, Jun 28, 2012 23:09
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broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Lawyer says motorists claiming cyclists “came from nowhere” is an unacceptable excuse

Cambridge solicitor says drivers need to learn how to minimise risk of collisions

Thu, Mar 15, 2012 02:05
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DfT reported road casualties (indexed), Q3 2002 – Q32011

DfT statistics show alarming rise in number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads

Number of casualties across all classes of road users continues to fall with only cyclists seeing an increase

Thu, Feb 02, 2012 12:45
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BBC road casualty map (picture source- BBC.co.uk)

BBC graphics chart the death toll on Britain’s roads

Meanwhile, reporters live blog from their day following London Ambulance Service

Tue, Dec 06, 2011 15:17
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