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Calgarians, and Canadians have an addiction to cars. Our city was designed around using cars for everything - getting to work, shopping, recreation - everything! Thankfully, there is a movement growing to reduce the use of SOV's and this blog will document the slow demise of the SOV and the positive changes that are on the horizon.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Drivers are Responsible for 90% of Cyclist/Auto Collisions

"Who causes accidents—cyclists or drivers?

While there is a public perception that cyclists are usually the cause of accidents between cars and bikes, an analysis of Toronto police collision reports shows otherwise: The most common type of crash in this study involved a motorist entering an intersection and either failing to stop properly or proceeding before it was safe to do so. The second most common crash type involved a motorist overtaking unsafely. The third involved a motorist opening a door onto an oncoming cyclist. The study concluded that cyclists are the cause of less than 10 per cent of bike-car accidents in this study.

The available evidence suggests that collisions have far more to do with aggressive driving than aggressive cycling."...

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