Wednesday 11 January 2012

bcn.cat: 26% rise in the number of accidents involving bicycles

via bcn.es - Traffic fatalities in the city drop by 20% :
"While motorcycle- and moped-related accidents have dropped by 1% and 16% respectively, the number of bicycle-related accidents has risen, representing 3% of all vehicles involved in accidents.
With more than 106,000 bicycle journeys made every day, bicycle-related accidents in the city have risen in number from close to 400 in 2010 to more than 520 in 2011, which corresponds to a 26% increase in their accident rate."

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