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Narrow country lanes to be 20mph

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  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    Jenni_D said:
    And yet it's the urban cyclists who seem to disregard traffic rules more often but they appear at lower risk than their rural counterparts. :) 
    Doesn't that demonstrate the risk factor isn't the cyclists behavior but the traffic around them?
  • Jenni_D
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    Norman_Castle said:
    Jenni_D said:
    And yet it's the urban cyclists who seem to disregard traffic rules more often but they appear at lower risk than their rural counterparts. :) 
    Doesn't that demonstrate the risk factor isn't the cyclists behavior but the traffic around them?
    You know what they say about there being Lies, Damned Lies and then there are Statistics. ;) 
    Jenni x
  • NBLondon
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    Norman_Castle said:
    Jenni_D said:
    And yet it's the urban cyclists who seem to disregard traffic rules more often but they appear at lower risk than their rural counterparts. :) 
    Doesn't that demonstrate the risk factor isn't the cyclists behavior but the traffic around them?
    Speed of traffic possibly?
    I need to think of something new here...
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