Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


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Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
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I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

DUBLIN STREET ART


Image by infomatique

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

DUBLIN STREET ART


Image by infomatique

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

DUBLIN STREET ART


Image by infomatique