Why so many bike deaths in Cambridgeshire

[Bigmal]

Hello bikies -first thread woooo....Is it just me but does 6 deaths in less than one year sound overly excessive? God knows how many accidents, I passed a really bad one today on the A11 roundabout Brabrahm Road, the bike looked really messed up, the local rag said the biker was seriously injured but not life threatening. Last time I heard any national specs on bike accidents it was M/cycles were 2% of the road users but 20% of fatalities, that can't be right can it?
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[Tungtvann]

As a biker living in a particular area, you're more likely to notice any accidents involving bikers that happen around you. You probably don't pay attention to how many cars crash so much. I don't.

As for figures, I'm not sure about exact numbers, but looking at the nature of riding a motorbike and how they crash, I can believe there is a disproportionate of deaths and serious injuries compared to car driving.

[-Matt-]

New figures actually came out yesterday nationally

[Rogerborg]

I could not care fewer about this issue.
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[Cruiser420]

[Going]

I haven't really seen a bike crash for a while. Cars and Lorries on the other hand.

[N cee thirty]

reason less died last year compared to the year before was because it pissed it down and so less people were out to act the goat.
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[-Matt-]

Theres so many factors [as with above] to consider to be honest the statistics are about as useful as trying to find a link between counting holes in cheese and subsequently how many people choke on cheese relating to how many holes in said cheese.

Ultimately whatever statistics it spits out - if you make a stupid mistake/are very unlucky even when being careful - you become a statistic.

Very little you can actually draw in terms of realisitic chance of injury/death/accident etc.

I do slightly agree with ''its not if, but when you have an accident'', but i think for a lot of people [like myself] its that first accident thats enough to shake you up and make you damn careful to avoid anymore - again, excluding the odd unpredicable lunatic of course

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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

6 per year sounds good to me.

I ride in Cambs a fair bit, and don't see many chucking themselves into hedges.

However their police did do me for speeding to "reduce road casualties" on the A1, on a Tuesday lunchtime, on a sunny day with excellent visibility.

TLDR.

Who cares, I'll take my chances.
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[Acemastr]

I live in Cambs, I imagine there are so many as it has great roads I'd hardly say there are a lot though
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[marsden1967]

Apparently police are reporting the highest fatalities in the born again and the intensive DAS category; the last one being rather contentious . After 20 years or so out, middle agers are buying bikes that are much more powerful than those of their yoof and can't handle them. Although middle aged, I'm not born again but a noob and a girl. It would be interesting to see the statistics for female riders.
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