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Originally Posted by Russ
They have not been cherry-picked. Just because they go against your narrative there’s no need say such silly things
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The police were asked to provide data and they asked "What data? How do you want it collated?
Accident reports between pedestrians and riders/drivers have many criteria on what boxes to tick, including:
Lack of attention / loss of concentration of a pedestrian.
Lack of attention / loss of concentration of a rider/driver.
Excessive speed with relation to set limits or conditions.
Alcohol, drug and/or prescription use of a pedestrian.
Alcohol, drug and/or prescription use of a rider/driver.
"With regard to pedestrian casualties, ‘pedestrian failed to look properly’ with ‘pedestrian careless, reckless or in a hurry’ were named as factors in 4,100 casualty collisions – 23% of the overall total.
‘Pedestrian crossing road masked by stationary or parked vehicle’ with ‘pedestrian failed to look properly’ accounted for 1,961 casualties (11%).
‘Pedestrian failed to judge vehicle’s path or speed’ with ‘pedestrian careless, reckless or in a hurry’ caused 1,204 casualties (7%), while ‘pedestrian crossing road masked by stationary or parked vehicle’ with ‘pedestrian careless, reckless or in a hurry’ was responsible for 1,013 casualties (6%)."
https://roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/iam...n-safety-4565/